US EditionReplay: Trump "Border Czar"s" Minneapolis Address to Journalists and FRANCE 24's Analysis
Gregory Bovino, known for forceful immigration enforcement, returns to lead Border Patrol in Imperial County after controversy and fatal Minneapolis shootings involving federal agents.
- Earlier this week, El Centro Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino is reported to return to his El Centro post after removal from Minneapolis following outrage over Alex Jeffrey Pretti's shooting, with Tom Homan taking over Minnesota operations.
- Evidence and official moves — bystander videos show agents restraining Pretti, with one removing his gun before another shot him in the back, prompting skepticism; the two agents are on leave, and the president said Tuesday there would be an investigation.
- Bovino served as `commander at large` overseeing nationwide immigration crackdowns and led a Kern County raid days before Trump's January 2025 inauguration, foreshadowing enforcement patterns in coming months.
- Local organizers and officials reacted with mixed views: Rep. Raul Ruiz said he was `alarmed` and called for a full investigation, while Marina Arteaga and Armando Orozco expressed concern and cautious optimism.
- Returning to Imperial County, California, Bovino returns amid The Atlantic's Monday report he may retire soon, raising questions about community trust in the nearly 90% Latino region.
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Replay: Trump "border czar"s" Minneapolis address to journalists and FRANCE 24's analysis
Rewatch Trump's "Border Czar" Tom Homan's address in Minneapolis as he takes on ICE operations in the city. It follows the death of a second US citizen after being shot by federal agents and the subsequent withdrawal of Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino from operations there. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle gives us his take on what this speech means for Minneapolis in the near future.
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