The Brief
- Former Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino’s aggressive tactics helped him become the face of immigration operations in L.A., Chicago and Minneapolis but also led to his downfall after numerous shootings.
- Bovino and former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem were accused of playing to the cameras during those operations. Video evidence ultimately discredited many of their own claims.
- “Thin I.C.E.” — a new FOX 9 documentary series — explains why Bovino’s credibility was already in question before Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Former Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino’s aggressive tactics helped him become the face of immigration operations in L.A., Chicago and Minneapolis but also led to his downfall after numerous shootings.
The new documentary series “Thin I.C.E.” explains why Bovino’s credibility was already in question before Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
Bovino’s rise and fall
The backstory:
Gregory Bovino knew how to go viral.…