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BumRushDaShow

(173,564 posts)
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 06:53 AM Jun 9

Trump's Ex-Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Declares He Wants to Deport Nearly One-Third of the People in the U.S.

Source: MEDIAite

Jun 8th, 2026, 6:55 pm


Gregory Bovino, who previously served as Border Patrol Commander in President Donald Trump’s administration, responded to reports he was considering running for president with a declaration about his preferred immigration policies that included some mathematically ludicrous figures.

Bovino’s tenure as Border Patrol commander occurred during a period of growing backlash to Trump’s immigration crackdown, sparking nationwide protests and multiple court challenges, especially after two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis: Renee Good on Jan. 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 by Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Polling shows public opinion has significantly soured on the Trump administration’s immigration policies, even among Republicans.

The controversy ultimately led to the ouster of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) taking her place; DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin exited the month prior. Bovino himself was defenestrated from his position in January shortly after the shootings of Pretti and Good, reassigned out of Minneapolis, and then his “retirement” was announced. On Monday, NewsNation reported that Bovino was considering running for president in 2028, including on-the-record quotes from him and a “Bovino 2028” website he had launched — and the slogan “Men Fight Back.”.

Later Monday afternoon, Bovino shared the NewsNation report on X, along with a lengthy tweet of his own declaring the kind of immigration policies he would support. Wrote Bovino:

NewsNation is reporting I’m exploring a run for President in 2028.

Here’s the truth: My one and only priority is deporting the 106 million illegals who are here. That’s it.



Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trumps-ex-border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-declares-he-wants-to-deport-nearly-one-third-of-the-people-in-the-u-s/
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Trump's Ex-Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Declares He Wants to Deport Nearly One-Third of the People in the U.S. (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 9 OP
He can be president... 2naSalit Jun 9 #1
That's almost a third of all Americans, so he wants to deport citizens also. Lonestarblue Jun 9 #2
He probably wants a three-generation mandate (with proofs) for non-white people. pat_k Jun 9 #19
Well, that would mean the entire Trump family would be deported. I could support that much at least! Wiz Imp Jun 9 #30
If the U.S. as "white homeland" people had their way, white people would need no proof. pat_k Jun 9 #32
He apparently wants to deport natural born citizens because there are only 60-70 million foreign-born people in the US VMA131Marine Jun 9 #29
If he thinks his MAGA "cred" will protect him lonely bird Jun 9 #3
Let me guess, Vice President Spencer Pratt ToxMarz Jun 9 #4
I did nazi this coming. nt Javaman Jun 9 #5
Here's the picture of Bovino I want to see Ray Bruns Jun 9 #6
They're all idiots. They're getting rid of essential workers. It's affecting agriculture, construction, food processing, ChicagoTeamster Jun 9 #7
And they are getting paid by the head like ... littlemissmartypants Jun 9 #21
If hell is real there is a seat reserved for him. twodogsbarking Jun 9 #8
does this seat have a booster? ret5hd Jun 9 #12
A tray. twodogsbarking Jun 9 #17
I prefer a remote controlled ejection seat. littlemissmartypants Jun 9 #25
It's not just him - the official DHS Twitter feed announced it in December 2025 muriel_volestrangler Jun 9 #9
But they are putting them in jails, not deporting. Srkdqltr Jun 9 #10
You misspelled concentration camps. Nt BadgerKid Jun 9 #28
Sick unit orangecrush Jun 9 #11
Ooh, I'll go! SidneyR Jun 9 #13
Not many people know there's a b in dumb. Doodley Jun 9 #27
I'm sure his ancestors from Calabria would be proud. Ritabert Jun 9 #14
What does he consider illegal? ... aggiesal Jun 9 #15
Just think how RWRE you have to be be to say that - Nigrum Cattus Jun 9 #16
ok Mr Himmler mdbl Jun 9 #18
I'd kinda like to deport about 106 million people, too. Midnight Writer Jun 9 #20
This would be funny - something straight out of the Onion - if it weren't deadly serious. Martin68 Jun 9 #22
Bovino is an asshole and the best response is to laugh at this idiot LetMyPeopleVote Jun 9 #23
"Men Fight Back"? GenThePerservering Jun 9 #24
Greg Bovino a t5 feet 4 inches Coldwater Jun 9 #26
Fuck that little half-a-bastard. LudwigPastorius Jun 9 #31
"Bovino" is not exactly an AMERICAN name Jilly_in_VA Jun 9 #33
Bovino must've gotten ideas from Unit 751 and Hitler sakabatou Jun 9 #34

Lonestarblue

(13,642 posts)
2. That's almost a third of all Americans, so he wants to deport citizens also.
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 07:24 AM
Jun 9

We can all guess which ones.

pat_k

(14,516 posts)
19. He probably wants a three-generation mandate (with proofs) for non-white people.
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 10:56 AM
Jun 9

You know, Ann Couler's little dream of only third-generation people voting (with "at least" four grandparents born here... like there could be more than four). Bovino would love to require non-white people to prove third-generation status to stay here. No need for proofs from white people. Doncha know the U.S. isn't a nation built on ideas, it's the white ethnic homeland?

Just imagine how many they could deport if they decided non-whites had to produce birth certificates proving status as a third-generation 'Merican?

Person X's birth certificate with both father and mother named.

Matching birth certificate for X's father, with their father (X's paternal grandfather) and mother (X's paternal grandmother) named.

Matching birth certificate for X's mother, with their father (X's maternal grandfather) and mother (X's maternal grandmother) named.

Matching birth certificates for each of the following to prove they were born here:
X's named paternal grandfather
X's named paternal grandmother
X's named maternal grandfather
X's named maternal grandmother


It's my understanding that the federal government and Native American tribes have extensive and accurate record-keeping, so, presumably they'd have no trouble providing proofs (unless the "this is a White Christian homeland" wingnuts somehow disallowed).

Of course, African Americans would be disproportionately tossed out by Jim Crow segregation and discriminatory hospital policies that left many with no "official" certificate for home births.


Wiz Imp

(10,813 posts)
30. Well, that would mean the entire Trump family would be deported. I could support that much at least!
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 02:47 PM
Jun 9

pat_k

(14,516 posts)
32. If the U.S. as "white homeland" people had their way, white people would need no proof.
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 03:20 PM
Jun 9

They could just waltz right in.

VMA131Marine

(5,379 posts)
29. He apparently wants to deport natural born citizens because there are only 60-70 million foreign-born people in the US
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 02:24 PM
Jun 9

Most of the foreign born are either naturalised citizens or permanent residents with 10-12 million undocumented.

I guess his theory will be that children born here to non-citizens are not actually natural-born as per the 14th Amendment.

It’s an idiotic idea on its face that would collapse the economy. You can’t take 30% of the population out of an economy without tanking housing prices, creating massive labour shortages, decimating agricultural production, etc., etc. The US is not overpopulated by any stretch of the imagination. If there is a problem it’s that economic opportunity is concentrated in the urban centers causing people to move there in disproportionate numbers. There are enough stupid and dogmatically driven people in the GOP that Bovino might get some traction as the heir to Trump on immigration.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,470 posts)
7. They're all idiots. They're getting rid of essential workers. It's affecting agriculture, construction, food processing,
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 08:36 AM
Jun 9

Medical, etc and most of the people they’re trying to deport are here legally. They’re just grabbing them because of racial profiling. They’ve even tried to deport citizens.

littlemissmartypants

(35,449 posts)
21. And they are getting paid by the head like ...
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 11:06 AM
Jun 9

f^cking sellers of livestock. There are quotas. Bounties. And probably kickbacks from the owners of the so-called detention centers.

It's a massive criminal enterprise and they are taking OUR MONEY to do it.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,854 posts)
9. It's not just him - the official DHS Twitter feed announced it in December 2025
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 09:00 AM
Jun 9



(a tropical beach, with just a (sixties?) car on it, captioned "America After 100 Million Deportations", and "The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world" added. The original artist, Hiroshi Nagai, objected to his work being used without permission)

Ritabert

(2,823 posts)
14. I'm sure his ancestors from Calabria would be proud.
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 09:51 AM
Jun 9

I'm sure they weren't welcomed with open arms like the rest of the Italians, Irish, Jewish, Polish, etc. immigrants.

Nigrum Cattus

(1,367 posts)
16. Just think how RWRE you have to be be to say that -
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 10:03 AM
Jun 9

The RWRE's in the U.S. are really completely living in their own world.
RWRE = right wing religious extremists

Martin68

(28,303 posts)
22. This would be funny - something straight out of the Onion - if it weren't deadly serious.
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 11:14 AM
Jun 9

The truth is, they really would like to deport citizens who happen to be liberals, socialists, gay, women, Black, Latino, - the list is endless. Basically everybody except for MAGA voters.

Jilly_in_VA

(14,751 posts)
33. "Bovino" is not exactly an AMERICAN name
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 03:30 PM
Jun 9

if you want to quibble about that, Mister. Just exactly HOW far back can you trace your American "roots", boy? We would like to know that.

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