United States Border Patrol

Gregory BovinoFormer U.S. Border Patrol Commander at Large

• 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

• 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 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 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