Retiring Border Patrol Chief Bovino says he wishes he ‘caught even more’ illegals
Retiring Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino revealed one of his few regrets from his time in Homeland Security is that he did not arrest more illegal aliens, according to a...
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Retiring Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino revealed one of his few regrets from his time in Homeland Security is that he did not arrest more illegal aliens , according to a recent interview. Bovino, who is retiring amid national controversy over his leadership in several high-profile immigration enforcement operations over the past year, told The New York Times he does not regret his aggressive, frontline leadership. He added, "I wish I’d caught even more illegal aliens." Turning 57 this week, Bovino has served in the U.S. Border Patrol since the nineties. He is expected to retire at the end of the month. His decision to depart the agency after three decades comes shortly after he was removed from his prominent role as Border Patrol "commander at large." As commander, Bovino became the face of President Donald Trump’s deportation operations in cities including Minneapolis, Chicago and Los Angeles. He was regularly criticized by the mainstream media and Democratic politicians, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom accusing him of emulating Nazi secret police. Despite this, Bovino told the outlet, "We went as hard as we could, but there’s always a creative and innovative solution to catching even more." 'AMERICANS FIRST': ICE SWEEPS UP CHILD PREDATORS, RAPISTS ACROSS US AS MULLIN TAKES HELM OF DHS According to the outlet, Bovino touted the effectiveness of his enforcement tactics , including seeking out illegal aliens on the streets, questioning them openly and arresting those who attempt to interfere with operations. Much like his leadership style in the interior, Bovino said that as Border Patrol chief of the El Centro Sector in California and Arizona, his goal was to "dominate" the border, not just control it. "We wanted total border domination," Bovino told The New York Times. "When you use terms like that, perhaps it scares some of the weaker-minded people. Domination. I want you to dominate that border. I’m not going to ‘control’ it. We’re going to dominate the hell…