BREAKING: Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is Retiring

Earlier this month, President Trump announced the re-assignment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

And now, Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino will also be leaving his post.

After serving the U.S. for nearly three decades, he will officially be retiring at the end of the month.

Here are the details:

🚨 Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino will retire at the end of this month, concluding nearly 30 years of service to the United States.

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— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 16, 2026

🚨 BREAKING: Border Patrol Commander-At-Large Greg Bovino announces he’ll he RETIRING after an incredible 30-year career protecting America’s borders

THANK YOU for your incredible service, @CMDROpAtLargeCA

You’re a true patriot, and MILLIONS of Americans are grateful for you 🇺🇸… pic.twitter.com/D39W4yBDoe

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 16, 2026

Chief Bovino became best known for leading the largest mass deportations operation in the history of our nation.

He finished his career strong, leading major raids in blue cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New Orleans.

CBS News was the first to report on Bovino’s retirement:

Outspoken Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is retiring from federal service at the end of this month, after being pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, two sources directly familiar with his decision told CBS News on Monday.

Over the past years, Bovino, a longtime Border Patrol official, has been serving as the chief patrol agent of the El Centro sector along the California-Mexico border. But he quickly became a leading public face of the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration after he was deployed to cities across the U.S., to oversee sweeping and often controversial immigration raids.

Chief Bovino shared a statement with Breitbart:

Chief Bovino spoke with Breitbart Texas on Sunday and announced he would be leaving the agency with a sense of immense pride, saying, “The greatest honor of my entire life was to work alongside Border Patrol agents on the border and in the interior of the United States in some of the most challenging conditions the agency has ever faced.” Bovino went on to add, “Watching these agents out there giving it their all in some of the most dangerous of environments we have ever faced was humbling.”

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As the well-known face of President Trump’s interior immigration enforcement operations, Bovino led Border Patrol agents on deployments involving sweeping raids miles inland from the immediate border. The seasoned Border Patrol chief’s approach to conducting and directing operations in large metropolitan areas marked a sharp departure from the traditional roles of the Border Patrol.

Often facing off with politicians and city leaders in sanctuary jurisdictions who were unhappy with the presence of federal agents enforcing immigration law, Bovino routinely stood his ground, declaring operations would continue until the agency decided to “turn and burn” to another location.

Bovino led operations from the front lines in numerous enforcement sweeps and nighttime operations that resulted in thousands of illegal alien apprehensions in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans, and Minneapolis. On many occasions, operations that netted gang members, criminal aliens, and those who accompanied them were met with violent protests resulting in assaults against Bovino’s agents reaching levels never seen before.

What a career, and what a great patriot!

Thank you for your service, Commander Bovino.

Take a look at these responses from patriots online:

Good for him. He served this country with honor and did a fantastic job.

His presence will be missed but he deserves it!

— AmericanPapaBear™ (@AmericaPapaBear) March 16, 2026

Can’t blame him. He’s been through the meat grinder as well as his family.

Rest well faithful warrior.

— 🦅🦅TwoEaglesMom🦅🦅 (@TwoEaglesMom2) March 16, 2026