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Ex-border chief Bovino calls Minneapolis pullout a surrender
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Former U.S. border patrol chief Greg Bovino told the BBC that pulling agents from Minneapolis was a surrender by the Trump administration. Trump withdrew hundreds of immigration agents after the January shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. About 700 agents left Minnesota, and Bovino was removed. Good's family this month filed civil lawsuits over her killing.
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What It Means For You
- Bovino said he was not responding to the lawsuit filed by Renee Good's family.
- A White House spokeswoman previously called the lawsuits baseless.
- The family's lawyers said they look forward to depositions of Bovino and other defendants.
What's Happening
- Bovino, 56, was removed shortly after the fatal shootings captured on video in January.
- He said the administration threw in the towel and that deportations are at a virtual standstill.
- The operation was later taken over by White House border official Tom Homan.
What the Lawsuits Allege
- Good's family filed two civil lawsuits alleging wrongful death and a conspiracy to interfere with protesters' civil rights.
- One suit names Bovino and agent Jonathan Ross among defendants.
- Trump initially blamed Good's actions, then later called her death a tragedy.
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