Trump Administration Secretly Dismantled Interior Deportation Strike Forces After Minneapolis Deaths
"It does seem like things have changed over this past year, and whether that's towards amnesty or less deportations, the book's still open on that. There is reporting, including from The Atlantic, that reports in January the Labor Department's Foreign Labor Certification Office announced it would cut the number of approved visas for seasonal workers by about 50%. Stephen Miller had been trying for a long time to get these things cut. But they report that after those two people were killed in Minneapolis, Trump reversed the visa cuts and that Miller was not even aware of the walkback."
About this episode
Megyn Kelly hosted Gregory Bovino, former Border Patrol Commander at Large under Trump, for his first extended interview since retiring in March. Bovino delivered explosive claims about the Trump administration's quiet abandonment of mass deportations following the Minneapolis deaths of Renee Goode and Alex Preddy. He revealed the administration dismantled roving Border Patrol strike forces in six major cities, reversed Stephen Miller's visa cuts, and pushed out all hardline immigration enforcement officials including himself, Kristi Noem, Cory Lewandowski, and Chief Mike Banks. Bovino claimed Border Czar Tom Homan and CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott never contacted him once during his year-long operation and accused both of talking tough on television while lacking the will for true enforcement. He stated the administration has returned to de facto amnesty for illegal aliens who avoid committing additional serious crimes. Most controversially, Bovino insisted approximately 100 million illegal aliens currently live in the United States, citing 30-40% drops in Charlotte commuter traffic and school attendance during a brief 4-day enforcement operation as evidence. He warned that without resumed interior enforcement, border crossings are surging again in Laredo, Texas, with daily apprehensions rising from 90-100 under strict enforcement to nearly 500 currently. Bovino argued total spectrum immigration enforcement including E-Verify, cutting remittances, and roving patrols is essential to cause self-deportations. He suggested Republicans in Congress and pro-Israel lobbies influenced Trump to soften enforcement, and predicted American citizens will die as a result of the policy shift. The interview concluded with Bovino claiming the prostitution allegations used to force out Chief Banks had been previously investigated and cleared, suggesting the story was planted by administration insiders to remove another mass deportation hardliner.
Key takeaways
- Bovino claims approximately 100 million illegal aliens live in the United States, citing 30-40% traffic and school attendance drops during brief enforcement operations as proof.
- Trump administration quietly dismantled roving Border Patrol strike forces in six cities and reversed Stephen Miller visa cuts after Minneapolis deaths.
- Bovino revealed Tom Homan and Rodney Scott never contacted him once during his year-long mass deportation operation across six major cities.
- All hardline immigration officials including Bovino, Kristi Noem, Cory Lewandowski, and Chief Mike Banks have been systematically pushed out of the administration.
- Border crossings surging again in Laredo with daily apprehensions rising from 90-100 to nearly 500 after administration abandoned interior enforcement.
- Administration returned to de facto amnesty policy where illegal aliens who avoid serious crimes are left alone despite no legal status.
- Bovino accused administration of planting prostitution story about Chief Banks despite him being previously investigated and cleared years ago.