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Border Patrol chief urges Trump to maintain deportations.

6/2/2026

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Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino posted a May 31 video from Portugal’s Remigration Summit urging President Donald Trump to keep deportations.
He criticized White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin, mocking Mullin’s plumbing background.
Detention figures fell 15 percent from a January peak of 70,766 to 60,311 by early April, while a Pew poll (April 6-12) reported 52 percent say deportations are too many versus 15 percent saying they are too few.

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Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino posted a May 31 video from Portugal’s Remigration Summit urging President Donald Trump to keep deportations.
He criticized White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin, mocking Mullin’s plumbing background.
Detention figures fell 15 percent from a January peak of 70,766 to 60,311 by early April, while a Pew poll (April 6-12) reported 52 percent say deportations are too many versus 15 percent saying they are too few.