Factcheck: No evidence ICE boss Bovino has been fired. Update: A White House spokesperson stated he has not been relieved of his duties.

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The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino has not been relieved of his duties, pushing back on reports that he had been removed from his role following a fatal shooting in Minneapolis that has intensified scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement.

Earlier Monday, The Atlantic reported that Bovino had been removed from his position as Border Patrol “commander at large” and reassigned to his former post in El Centro, California, where he was expected to retire soon, citing a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the decision.

“Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties,” Tricia McLaughlin, the DHS assistant secretary for public affairs, wrote in a post on X. She added that he “is a key part of the President’s team and a great American.”

The administration’s clarification came as it adjusts leadership of its federal immigration operation in Minnesota following the killing Saturday of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care nurse and U.S. citizen who was shot during an encounter with federal agents.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-disputes-report-greg-023126037.html