Newsom blasts retiring border patrol commander with 2-words
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) offered a scathing message following reports of top Border Patrol official Greg Bovino retiring.
Bovino announced his retirement in an interview with Breitbart on Sunday, stating that he would be leaving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by the end of March.
"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 told the media outlet . "Watching these agents out there giving it their all in some of the most dangerous of environments we have ever faced was humbling."
Newsom responded to the announcement on Monday in a social media post.
"You ruined lives. Spread fear. And spewed hatred," Newsom wrote on X . "If you're remembered, it will be as the smallest man who ever lived."
The governor also said in his message regarding Bovino, "Good riddance."
NBC News reported that Bovino retired after feeling frustrated in Chicago during the fall when he was told to conduct "targeted" arrests instead of "full scale immigration enforcement."
Bovino and other CBP agents were removed from Minneapolis in January after overseeing Operation Metro Surge , an immigration crackdown that led to mass detentions, protests and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
The announcement comes after President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration's immigration crackdown and disaster response, The Associated Press reported.
The president then said he was nominating U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., who is expected to take on the position effective March 31.
CBP did not immediately respond to MassLive's request for comment on Tuesday.
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