What Gregory Bovino has said about United States Border Patrol

4 quotes · 1 episode · May 14, 2026

Gregory Bovino, Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander at Large, has been quoted on United States Border Patrol 4 times 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 claimed daily border crossings have risen to about 490 from 90–100 a year ago when interior roving patrols were active.
“oftentimes these border crosser numbers would be 90 to 100 a day. Now they're 490, approaching 500 a day”
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 1:00:16
Bovino argued Trump should have gone harder in Minneapolis and that roving patrols were largely absent there.
“I think he should have went harder. Some things in Minneapolis that perhaps he doesn't know is those roving patrols”
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 1:07:09
Bovino argued that interior enforcement directly determines what happens at the border, calling the border-first approach a fallacy.
“What happens in the interior directly correlates to what happens on the border”
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 1:21:42
Bovino said the prostitution allegation against Mike Banks had been investigated years ago and he was cleared, implying a politically timed smear.
“That had been investigated many years ago and he was cleared. So that's what they're not telling you”
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 1:40:05

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

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