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People yell at U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and other agents while they stop at a gas station while conducting an immigration enforcement action, Dec. 17, 2025, in Evanston. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

How Gregory Bovino became a face of Donald Trump’s mass deportations and ended his career

March 18, 2026 at 8:57 a.m.

Gregory Bovino, who became a face of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement tactics in large cities, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he plans to retire from...

Law enforcement officers search the area for the Brown University shooting suspect, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University and MIT shootings suspect into US

December 19, 2025 at 6:09 a.m.

President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the U.S.

President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump administration plans to review refugees admitted under Biden, memo obtained by The AP says

November 25, 2025 at 6:42 a.m.

The Trump administration plans a review of all refugees admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, according to a memo obtained Monday by The Associated Press.

Hotels and highways are seen around Universal Volcano Bay water park, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Orlando, Fla., which saw an influx of migrants in recent years drawn by warm temperatures, a vibrant migrant community, and plentiful job opportunities. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Here’s where immigrants went during an unprecedented influx at the US border

October 1, 2025 at 1:52 p.m.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows a decades-long immigration trend away from California to other areas as job openings flourished.

Gregory Bovino, chief patrol agent of the U.S. Border Patrol’s El Centro Sector, poses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press in Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Gregory Bovino, head of Los Angeles campaign, shows how immigration agents rack up arrests

September 5, 2025 at 7:33 a.m.

Gregory Bovino’s fall and rise illustrates how fundamentally immigration policy, tactics and messaging have changed under President Donald Trump.

Federal agents escort a man to a transport bus after he was detained following an appearance at immigration court, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Judge pauses Trump administration’s push to expand fast-track deportations

August 1, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

A federal judge agreed on Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of immigrants who legally entered the U.S. under a process known as humanitarian...

President Donald Trump speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025. (Pool via AP)

The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Donald Trump has invoked for deportations

March 15, 2025 at 7:43 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated...

Ron Gochez, segundo de izquierda a derecha, un profesor voluntario para Unión del Barrio, una organización que defiende los derechos de los inmigrantes, escucha a otros voluntarios reunidos en un estacionamiento antes de rastrear operativos de agentes del Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE) en Los Ángeles el jueves 27 de febrero de 2025. (AP Foto/Jae C. Hong)

Voluntarios usan megáfonos y sirenas para advertir a inmigrantes sobre presencia de ICE en su área

February 28, 2025 at 1:02 p.m.

Justo antes del amanecer, diez personas se reunieron en un estacionamiento compartido por una lavandería y una cafetería en el sur de Los Ángeles en lo que se ha convertido...

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5 million potential path to US citizenship

February 26, 2025 at 1:32 p.m.

President Donald Trump said that he plans to start selling a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million.

Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez walks past four men detained after crossing the border illegally in a gap in two walls separating Mexico from the United States before turning themselves in, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Donald Trump’s border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil

January 25, 2025 at 3:59 p.m.

Saying that “America’s sovereignty is under attack,” President Donald Trump’s declaration of a border emergency comes at a time of relative calm after years of deep turmoil.

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