Overview
- He was photographed in Minneapolis wearing a boxy green trench coat with CBP insignia and a black scarf, drawing social-media comparisons to WWII Nazi uniforms.
- A Minnesota federal judge barred federal officers from using tear gas on peaceful protesters, yet Bovino told Fox News on Saturday that agents would continue deploying it.
- Plaintiffs in a civil suit say video shows Bovino throwing a tear gas canister in violation of a court order; Judge Sarah Ellis criticized his deposition as evasive, and an appeals court later paused her daily reporting directive.
- Large demonstrations followed the ICE killing of Renee Good, and Bovino this week praised agent Jonathan Ross, who fired the fatal shot.
- A Border Patrol veteran since 1996 and a senior official since 2019, Bovino has become a leading face of the current enforcement push and frequently promotes raids and arrests on social media.