Supreme Court lifts limits on LA ICE raids
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to lift restrictions on I.C.E. raids in Los Angeles on ‘America Reports.’
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The architect of DHS’ immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles arrived in Chicago this week, against the backdrop of Illinois leaders condemning President Donald Trump‘s purported plans, according to reports.
Gregory Bovino, the former Border Patrol section chief for the El Centro Sector in California, most recently became the face of ICE raids in the Golden State – where he even participated directly in intensive operations at MacArthur Park and regional Home Depot stores, according to CBS News.
On Sept. 2, Bovino said Operation At-Large – the Los Angeles endeavor – will be “taking the show on the road” and “trading palm trees for skyscrapers.”
The muscular, hair-gelled North Carolina native has been called an “avatar” of the Trump era. He joined the Border Patrol in 1996 and plans to return to the Tar Heel State upon mandatory retirement age in a few years to work an apple farm, according to the AP.
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Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino leads agents through Los Angeles. (Carlin Stiehl/Getty Images)
Bovino has been a prominent face in federal immigration enforcement for some time, including when the Biden Homeland Security Department denied allegations he was retaliated against for congressional testimony before Congress.
House Republicans cited a whistleblower who claimed Bovino had been reassigned to a “vague, indefinite and temporary headquarters assignment” after participating in a transcribed interview in July 2023.
Bovino attributed the demerit to past actions — including posting a profile photo of himself with an M4 rifle — and to sworn testimony he and other officials gave during the illegal immigrant surge, according to the Associated Press.
The North Carolina native continues to feature weaponry in his social media profiles.
That tough-guy image grew out of the Los Angeles operations he oversaw, which also included dispatching agents to make arrests at farms in inland Bakersfield, and the intense raids in the City of Angels.
Bovino told the AP that the Los Angeles operations were necessary because “What happens at the border – even 100 years ago – didn’t stay at the…
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