What Gregory Bovino has said about Self-deportation

1 quote · 1 episode · May 14, 2026

Gregory Bovino, Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander at Large, has been quoted on Self-deportation once in 1 episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, most recently on May 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Bovino said the goal is self-deportation, which requires making life in the U.S. so hard that illegal immigrants cannot work or function.
“We would rather them self-deport rather than me put handcuffs on 100 million illegal aliens. Let's just have them self-deport for us”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Dems EAT Their Own in California, with Ana Kasparian, and Trump's "Softer" Deportation Approach, with Gregory Bovino | Ep. 1317 (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:30:29

Episodes

Dems EAT Their Own in California, with Ana Kasparian, and Trump's "Softer" Deportation Approach, with Gregory Bovino | Ep. 1317
The Megyn Kelly Show · May 14, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly and Ana Kasparian discuss California's governor race, Jack Schlossberg, and Thomas Massie's primary, then Gregory Bovino argues Trump's deportation policy has softened.

Gregory Bovino on other topics

United States Border Patrol · 4 quotes
Illegal immigration to the United States · 2 quotes
E-Verify · 1 quote
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 1 quote