Bovino was removed from the role of commander and returned to his position as CBP sector chief in El Centro, California, after leading aggressive immigration enforcement operations.

Bovino was removed from the role of commander and returned to his position as CBP sector chief in El Centro, California, after leading aggressive immigration enforcement operations.

Gregory Bovino, the U.S. Border Patrol head who became the face of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, will retire at the end of the month, two Customs and Border Protection officials told NBC News.

Bovino was removed from his role as CBP commander at large in January and returned to his role as Border Patrol sector chief in El Centro, California. The move came after the deaths of two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and aggressive immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Chicago and Los Angeles.

His exit coincides with the date Donald Trump announced would be Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s last day in the job. In Bovino’s position as commander, he reported directly to Noem and her senior adviser Corey Lewandowski.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    This gets in my craw as he is just barely older than me and going to have a nice retirement while im whittling away savings and wonder if I will lose my home. Don’t go to college kids its a dead end.

    • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
      2·
      16 hours ago

      I’m from an impoverished blue-collar background and one big reason I’m now moderately well-off is because I went to college. It’s only a dead end for some. For many others, t’s a necessary but not sufficient condition for having a decent life.

      And looking downthread: no, I’ve never fucked over any of my fellow Americans. I’m probably poorer as a result, but at least I have a clear conscience.

      • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        11 hours ago

        If you mean your parents then I am to. I honestly don’t think I could have finished college if I had done it this millenium. I cam out with a debt equivalent to a car loan. Granted a luxury car but still. I see debt levels that are mortgage level now. Having a car loan without a car is one thing but having a mortgage without a house is another. I often think about how if I had grabbed a nice janitor position after high school and invested the money I put toward college I would be much better off now.