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MINNESOTA, US - JAN. 21, 2026 - FILE FOOTAGE: The Trump administration on Tuesday denied reports that Gregory Bovino was removed from his role as commander at large for the US Border Patrol.“Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties,” Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security, said on US social media platform X. She added that Bovino remains “a key part” of President Donald Trump’s team and described him as “a great American.”The Atlantic magazine reported Monday that Bovino had been relieved of his duties following the latest fatal shooting of a protester in Minneapolis by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, citing three unnamed sources familiar with the matter.“Bovino has been the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats,” the magazine reported, adding that his alleged removal signaled the administration may be reconsidering its most aggressive tactics.Earlier Monday, Trump said he was dispatching border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota as tensions escalated. The White House said Homan will oversee ICE operations on the ground in the state “to continue arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.”(Footage by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)