Did Trump Just Blink? Border Patrol Boss 'Demoted' as Minneapolis Mayor Says Feds Are Leaving
“The president agreed the present situation can’t continue...”
This article originally appeared on ZeroHedge and was republished with permission.
Guest post by Tyler Durden
On the heels of President Trump’s reconciliatory statement earlier hailing his “very good call” with Governor Tim Walz, and decision to send Tom Homan to the frontlines in Minnesota...
“...we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength,” Trump said.
“I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession.
The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future.
He was happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota, and so am I! “
...The Atlantic reports that Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins further confirms that DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately.
He spent yesterday responding to people who were criticizing him and raising questions about his unverified claims about Pretti.
This reported decision follows pressure from Senate Democrats who refused to allow the current DHS funding bill to move forward, this threatening another federal government shutdown.
Additionally, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said after speaking with President Donald Trump that he expects that some federal agents will start leaving the city on Jan. 27.
“I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant communities and was clear that my main ask is that Operation Metro Surge needs to end,” Frey wrote on X.
“The president agreed the present situation can’t continue.”
Trump said that the conversation with Frey was “very good” and that progress was made.
“Tom Homan will be meeting with [Frey] tomorrow in order to continue the discussion,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
The mayor said he would continue pushing for all federal agents to leave the city.
“Minneapolis will continue to cooperate with state and federal law enforcement on real criminal investigations—but we will not participate in unconstitutional arrests of our neighbors or enforce federal immigration law,” Frey stated on X.
Walz and Frey have repeatedly encouraged the public to protest and demonstrate against immigration operations taking place in the state, at some points using profanity to tell federal officers to leave.
Trump presented a three-point plan to Walz during the call, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
The plan calls for Walz, Frey, and other Minnesota leaders to turn over all criminal illegal immigrants who are currently in custody in state prisons and jails to federal authorities.
Those with active warrants or known criminal histories would be immediately deported, Leavitt said during a press briefing on Jan. 26.
The plan also calls for state and local law enforcement to agree to turn over all illegal immigrants who are arrested by local police and for local police to help federal law enforcement in arresting and detaining illegal immigrants who are wanted for crimes, especially violent crimes, she said.
We give the last words to General Flynn..
...good question.
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Solid reporting on what looks like tactical flexibility, not weakness. The Bovino reassignment clears out someone whose social media presence became a liability, while Homan stays operational in Minnesotta. Classic political recalibration when law enforcement meets federalism constraints. I've seen simliar patterns in other high-stakes negotiations where one person takes the fall to keep momentum going while preserving broader objectives.
I am so glad we can still protest in this country. Can you imaging if we couldn't? What if the shoe was on the other foot? What a great time to be alive