Greg Bovino's the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Dec. 12, 2025, 6:02 a.m.
Last Updated Dec. 12, 2025, 6:02 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/12/12/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-deportation-elcentro-california-blowing-rock-boone-north-carolina-migrants-immigration

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CALEXICO, Calif. — Before he strutted through Chicago as the lone unmasked face of the anti-immigrant “blitz” ordered by the Trump administration, Greg Bovino was the U.S. Border Patrol’s low-profile chief responsible for a dusty, rocky and remote 70-mile stretch dividing California and Mexico. Eve...