Greg Bovino: Field Commander

Greg Bovino

A veteran U.S. Border Patrol official, Greg Bovino served as El Centro Sector Chief and was named Commander-at-Large in late 2025. He led high-profile, large-scale interior enforcement sweeps across Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis before retiring in March 2026 amid controversies over use-of-force tactics.

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Year	Greg Bovino
1970	Birth of Greg Bovino (Period: March 27, 1970, Location: San Bernardino County, California, United States)
1972	Childhood Move to North Carolina (Age: 1 years old, Period: Around 1972, Location: Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States)
1980	Watauga High School (Age: 9 years old, Period: Early 1980s – 1988, Location: Boone, North Carolina, United States)
1981	Fatal Traffic Accident Caused by Father and Changes in Family Environment (Age: 10 years old, Period: 1981, Location: North Carolina, United States)
1982	The Film "The Border" and Interest in the Border Patrol (Age: 11 years old, Period: 1982, Location: United States)
1988	Western Carolina University (Age: 17 years old, Period: Around 1988 – 1993, Location: Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States)
1991	Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC, Age: 20 years old, Period: 1991, Location: Fort Lewis, Washington, United States)
1993	Appalachian State University (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1993 – 1996, Location: Boone, North Carolina, United States)
1996	Service at the Boone Police Department (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1996, Location: Boone, North Carolina, United States) Enlistment in the U.S. Border Patrol (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1996, Location: El Paso, Texas, United States)
2004	Promotion to Leadership in the Yuma Sector (Age: 33 years old, Period: 2004 – 2008, Location: Yuma, Arizona, United States)
2010	Crackdown Operation at Transportation Hubs in Las Vegas (Age: 39 years old, Period: 2010, Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States)
2019	Appointment as Chief Patrol Agent of the New Orleans Sector (Age: 49 years old, Period: Around August 2019, Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
2021	Appointment as Chief Patrol Agent of the El Centro Sector (Age: 50 years old, Period: March 2021 – August 2023, continuing through March 2026 after reassignment in 2023, Location: El Centro, California, United States)
2023	Inappropriate Social Media Posts and Removal from Command (Age: 53 years old, Period: August 2023, Location: El Centro, California, United States)
2024	Illegal Immigration Raids During Operation Return to Sender (Age: 53 years old, Period: Late 2024 – early 2025, Location: Kern County, California, United States)
2025	Allegations of Antisemitic Remarks (Age: 54 years old, Period: 2025 – January 2026, Location: Minnesota, United States) Command of Large-Scale Immigration Crackdown in Los Angeles (Age: 55 years old, Period: June 2025, Location: Los Angeles, California, United States) Issues Over Use of Force by Federal Agents and Treatment of Citizens (Age: 55 years old, Period: June 2025 – January 2026, Location: Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota, etc., United States) Command of Chicago Immigration Crackdown Operation Midway Blitz (Age: 55 years old, Period: September 2025 – late 2025, Location: Chicago, Illinois and surrounding areas, United States) Appointment as Border Patrol Commander-at-Large (Age: 55 years old, Period: October 2025, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Use of Tear Gas in Chicago and Alleged Violation of Court Orders (Age: 55 years old, Period: October – November 2025, Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States) Immigration Crackdown Operations in Charlotte and New Orleans (Age: 55 years old, Period: November – December 2025, Location: Charlotte, North Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) Command of Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown Operation Metro Surge (Age: 55 years old, Period: December 2025 – January 26, 2026, Location: Minneapolis and surrounding St. Paul area, Minnesota, United States)
2026	Allegations of False Explanations Regarding the Minneapolis Shooting Incident (Age: 55 years old, Period: January 7 – January 26, 2026, Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) Retirement from the Border Patrol (Age: 55 years old, Period: March 2026, Location: El Centro, California, United States) Criticism of the Trump Administration's Immigration Policies (Age: 55 years old, Period: March 2026 onward, Location: United States) Participation in the Remigration Summit (Age: 56 years old, Period: May 2026, Location: Porto, Portugal) Criticism Over Ties to Far-Right Political Rallies and White Supremacists (Age: 56 years old, Period: May 2026, Location: Porto, Portugal; United States) Criticism Over Gesture Resembling a Nazi Salute (Age: 56 years old, Period: May 2026, Location: Newark area, New Jersey, United States) Establishment of Exploratory Committee for the 2028 Presidential Election (Age: 56 years old, Period: June 8, 2026, Location: United States) Exploratory Committee for the 2028 Presidential Election (Age: 56 years old, Period: June 8, 2026 –, Location: United States) Launch of Commander’s Choice Whiskey Brand (Age: 56 years old, Period: October 2026, Location: United States)
Unknown	National War College (Period: Details of attendance period unknown, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Marriage (Greg Bovino, No reliable public information confirming spouse is available., Period: Unknown, Location: Unknown)

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Cabinet	Marco Rubio Pete Hegseth Markwayne Mullin Todd Blanche Scott Bessent Howard Lutnick Doug Burgum Brooke Rollins Keith Sonderling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Linda McMahon Scott Turner Sean Duffy Chris Wright Doug Collins
Immigration Policy	Stephen Miller Markwayne Mullin Tom Homan Kristi Noem Greg Bovino Rodney Scott Caleb Vitello Troy Miller

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