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Ex-Border Patrol Officer Claims Minority Status Amid Controversy

3/24/2026

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Greg Bovino, former Border Patrol officer, claimed minority status after calling undocumented migrants 'filth' and 'trash'.
Bovino testified in a 2018 discrimination lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and is set to retire this week, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
He identified as Native American and Cherokee, though not registered on tribal rolls.

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Greg Bovino, former Border Patrol officer, claimed minority status after calling undocumented migrants 'filth' and 'trash'.
Bovino testified in a 2018 discrimination lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and is set to retire this week, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
He identified as Native American and Cherokee, though not registered on tribal rolls.