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Newsom Mocks Border Chief Amid Child Trafficking Crisis

3/19/2026

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California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked outgoing Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino as "the smallest man who ever lived" and shared a satirical AI image.
Bovino recalled a serious incident of dozens of trafficked children found on illegal marijuana farms.
Last summer federal agents raided sites, arresting 361 people and rescuing 14 children.
Bovino says immigration enforcement protects lives, contrasting Newsom's jabs with realities of child labor and trafficking amid protests.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked outgoing Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino as "the smallest man who ever lived" and shared a satirical AI image.
Bovino recalled a serious incident of dozens of trafficked children found on illegal marijuana farms.
Last summer federal agents raided sites, arresting 361 people and rescuing 14 children.
Bovino says immigration enforcement protects lives, contrasting Newsom's jabs with realities of child labor and trafficking amid protests.