AURN News with Ebony McMorris

Operation Metro Reshuffled as Trump Pulls Bovino After Minnesota Bloodshed

Ebony McMorris
January 27, 2026

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(AURN News) — After three shootings and two killings, the face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota is out.

Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol commander who led Operation Metro Surge, is expected to leave Minneapolis as the White House scrambles to contain backlash after a second U.S. citizen was shot and killed by federal agents.

That victim, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot multiple times on Saturday while filming agents.

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino arrives for a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

President Donald Trump is now reshuffling his immigration enforcement leadership. His border czar, Tom Homan, will take over ground operations. Some federal agents are also expected to leave the city.

Meanwhile, Republican Chris Madel announced he is dropping out of Minnesota’s governor’s race because of what he called a Republican retribution campaign.

“I cannot support the national Republican stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so,” Madel said.

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White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris is a native Washingtonian and University of South Carolina alumna. Her passion is mentoring young adults by teaching community empowerment and media education. She is an NAB member and board member of the Thurgood Marshall Center and was presented the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing more than 4,000 hours of community service under the Obama Administration.