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Bovino says Minneapolis withdrawal was 'surrender'

Bovino says about seven hundred agents left Minnesota and that he never got a final word on why he was removed; DHS and CBP tell different stories.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN After Hours
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Photo: CBP Photography · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
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Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN After Hours at 2:47 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are BBC's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Gregory Bovino
Photo: CBP Photography · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGreg Bovino, the public face of the immigration operation in Minneapolis, told the BBC the withdrawal was a surrender.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe said the administration threw the towel in, and about seven hundred agents left the state.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd he's not happy about it.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe says he regrets not going harder in Minnesota, and he's calling for more deportations, which he says are at a virtual standstill.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDoes he still work for the government? Just a yes or no. I'll take a voluntary retirement.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA DHS spokesperson says he has not been relieved of his duties. A CBP spokesperson told CBS News he voluntarily retired.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd Bovino says, quote, you'd have to ask the administration, I still haven't gotten the final word.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree answers.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTwo agencies and the man himself. The family's lawyers say he's spewing propaganda. What happens next is unclear.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the only one who knows is the administration, and he already asked.

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