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Trump Backs Border Patrol Commander Amid Controversial Deportations

1/26/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump elevated Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino's profile by backing deportation efforts after he defended violent immigration sweeps in Minneapolis.
The administration claimed Pretti posed a threat with a pistol, though video showed he did not draw.
Bovino said the agents were victims and praised training that prevented harm to officers.
The episode is the second citizen shooting in Minneapolis in recent weeks.

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U.S. President Donald Trump elevated Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino's profile by backing deportation efforts after he defended violent immigration sweeps in Minneapolis.
The administration claimed Pretti posed a threat with a pistol, though video showed he did not draw.
Bovino said the agents were victims and praised training that prevented harm to officers.
The episode is the second citizen shooting in Minneapolis in recent weeks.