DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin denied the claims that Bovino had been relieved of his duties as Border Patrol ‘commander at large,’ which was first reported by The Atlantic
Border Patrol “commander at large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and will return back to his old job in California, according to reports.
Bovino, who has been heavily involved in crackdowns on immigration across the country, will return to El Centro and is expected to retire soon, a DHS official and two other sources told The Atlantic.
It comes following the recent chaotic events in Minneapolis, in which two protesters have been shot dead by federal agents in less than three weeks. Renee Nicole Good was shot by an ICE agent on January 7 and ICU nurse Alex Pretti was killed Saturday.
Tldr. …do they mean retire as in his life force being lost?
He’s going to try and escape responsibility.
Leave the job, go elsewhere for a bit and quietly retire so he’s forgotten as the shit continues under someone else.
He’s … 56? now, and mandatory retirement age is 57, so he was planning to leave soon anyway. This is just him being moved off the board in an attempt to reset public opinion regarding ICE operations and de-escalate the resistance.
“He needs to be retired” is not the same as retiring.
You know that scene in Iron Man where Tony leaves the one terrorist to the families? “He’s all yours.”
Just saying, that’s a great scene.
No, retire as in under a truck