Minneapolis withdrawal was 'surrender', Trump's ex-border patrol chief tells BBC
Former border patrol chief Greg Bovino has called the withdrawal of immigration agents from Minneapolis a surrender, defending an operation that ended after two Americans were shot dead.
Former US border patrol chief Greg Bovino has described the withdrawal of immigration agents from Minneapolis as a surrender by the Trump administration, defending the controversial immigration enforcement operation he led in the city earlier this year.
Bovino was removed from his role shortly after the fatal shootings of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in January, shootings captured on video that triggered bipartisan backlash and widespread protests. President Donald Trump then said he was going to de-escalate a little bit and withdrew hundreds of immigration agents from the city.
In an interview, Bovino said he was not responding to a lawsuit filed by the family of Renee Good, dismissing the legal action and praising the officers deployed to Minneapolis. Good's family filed two civil lawsuits earlier this month alleging wrongful death and a conspiracy to interfere with the civil rights of protesters, naming Bovino and Jonathan Ross, the agent who shot Good.
The family's lawyers rejected Bovino's remarks as propaganda, saying he could not be judge, jury and executioner, and that they looked forward to depositions of Bovino and all the defendants. A White House spokeswoman previously called the lawsuits baseless.
Reporting based on coverage from BBC News.