UPDATE: DHS Confirms Gregory Bovino Has NOT Been Relieved of His Duties

This evening, reports that Border Commander Gregory Bovino had been removed from his position broke out.

Our original report on that here:

BREAKING: Gregory Bovino Relieved of Duty?

At the time of our reporting, it had not been confirmed whether or not the rumors were true.

But now, as we suspected, the reports have been completely shut down by the Department of Homeland Security.

Gregory Bovino is not being relieved of his duties. He will remain as Border Patrol Commander.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin released this statement in response to Nick Sortor's original claim:

Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties. As @PressSec stated from the White House podium, @CMDROpAtLargeCA is a key part of the President’s team and a great American. https://t.co/qj3E9B8uzg

— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) January 27, 2026

Gregory Bovino has been doing a fantastic job as Border Commander.

It's good news that this turned out to just be some confusion and he isn't actually being ousted.

While Bovino is not being demoted, he and some other Border Patrol agents are leaving Minnesota tomorrow as Border Czar Tom Homan comes in to oversee ICE operations.

Fox News confirmed:

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, the face of the Trump administration's campaign to arrest and deport criminal illegal immigrants, will be leaving Minnesota, along with some border agents, amid violent, and sometimes deadly, clashes between federal authorities and anti-ICE agitators.

Bovino and an unspecified number of U.S. Border Patrol agents will be leaving the state as soon as Tuesday, multiple federal sources told Fox News.

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"Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin later wrote on X. "As @PressSec stated from the White House podium, @CMDROpAtLargeCA is a key part of the President’s team and a great American."

The news came the same day that President Donald Trump announced that he would be deploying border czar Tom Homan to take point in Minnesota. White House Press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday defended Bovino, calling him a "wonderful man, and he's a great professional."

"He is going to very much continue to lead Customs and Border Patrol, throughout and across the country," Leavitt said. "Mr. Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis to follow up."