The American Prospect

The Border Patrol’s Legacy of Violence

U.S. Customs and Border Protection commander Gregory Bovino holds a canister as he stands with federal immigration enforcement agents during a skirmish with protesters in Little Village, Chicago, ...
The New York Times

Pretti Shooting Thrusts Border Patrol’s History of Aggressive Tactics Into View

Officials have struggled to provide oversight of the agency, even as local communities and civil rights groups have documented episodes of violence. By Eileen Sullivan and Jazmine Ulloa It happened in ...
The American Prospect

Leaked Documents Show a Border Patrol Remade in the Image of Gregory Bovino

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino speaks to the media, January 22, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: Steven Garcia/NurPhoto via AP Leaked documents and the accounts of multiple Department of Homeland ...