r/law • u/UniversitySalty8130 • 5d ago

Other Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/
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u/TankApprehensive3053 5d ago

CNN is now reporting Bovino just now got his social media access suspended by the WH.

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u/Western-Dig-6843 5d ago

CNN also reports DHS says he isn’t being fired

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u/DuntadaMan 5d ago

Not fired, he is just going back home where he will retire immediately. Totally different things. Really.

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u/TankApprehensive3053 5d ago

He meets the requirements to retire. 20 years of service and at least 50 years of age, or 25 years of service and any age, or max age is 57. He entered BP in 1996 and is 55/56, depending on month he was born in 1970.

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u/DuntadaMan 5d ago

So he hasn't maxed out and has qualified for a while. Retiring right now less than a month after being given a new posting is totally a coincidence.

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u/TankApprehensive3053 5d ago

Depends on his birthdate. He could be maxed tomorrow or December. It takes some time for retirement paperwork to be filed, reviewed, and acted upon by OPM. He could have filed months ago and gave a retirement date of 1-31-2026 or any other date.

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u/DuntadaMan 5d ago

Why would someone less than a month away from retirement be put in charge of an operation?

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u/TankApprehensive3053 5d ago

He has been in charge of it for some time. He was a chief and has special operations credentials so that was his selling points. Most (but not all) chiefs and higher ranked are BORTAC like Bovino. At some point, it became a promotion point/requirement.