Reports have emerged of demoted Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino allegedly making offensive remarks about the Jewish faith of Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen. That’s according to The New York Times, which said Bovino’s comments were made during a phone call with Minnesota prosecutors earlier this month. Bovino reportedly mocked Rosen for observing Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest, and used the term “chosen people” in a sarcastic way. The call reportedly came as Bovino attempted to pressure Rosen to more harshly criminally prosecute protesters Bovino accused of allegedly obstructing federal agents from enforcing Trump’s mass immigration raids. Rosen was absent from the call, and Bovino complained he’d been hard to reach because of Shabbat. This comes as details have emerged of Bovino being compared to a Confederate general in an email sent to him by a colleague in 2018. At the time, two Border Patrol agents sued Bovino, accusing him of discrimination and obstructing the promotion of Black and Latino agents within Customs and Border Protection.
NYT: Former Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith











