Gregory Bovino, the self-styled former “commander-at-large” of the U.S. Border Patrol, was interviewed by The New York Times ahead of his retirement from the federal service — and seems pretty bitter about his downfall.
In January, Bovino was removed from his position after federal agents killed American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, and went back to his previous role as a sector chief in California.
In the interview, Bovino seemed disappointed with the “softer touch” Trump has advocated since his departure. On his regrets, he told the newspaper, “I wish I’d caught even more illegal aliens.”
“I mean, we went as hard as we could, but there’s always a creative and innovative solution to catching even more,” he added.
As The Times noted, Bovino wasn’t particularly concerned that he had overstepped with his tactics. Instead, he suggested that he hadn’t gone far enough.
