CBP officials reportedly relieved the chief of his command within hours of providing transcribed testimony before the committees.
was relieved of his command over the El Centro Sector and reassigned to a vague, indefinite, and temporary headquarters assignment as punishment for the voluntary transcribed interview about the border situation he provided to both committees on July 12, 2023.
The whistleblower alleges Bovino may have produced written testimony in preparation for the hearing that was dissatisfactory to CBP, the letter to Miller states. The testimony prompted a verbal reprimand by agency headquarters officials. In the letter, Chairmen Comer and Green state, “According to a whistleblower familiar with CBP law enforcement and personnel practices, within hours of that transcribed interview having concluded, a senior U.S. Border Patrol official informed Chief Bovino that he was relieved of command of the El Centro Sector effective immediately and would thereafter report to CBP headquarters in Washington, D.C. for a temporary duty assignment of indefinite nature and time.
The chairmen are also requesting a briefing on the matter by CBP officials no later than July 28, 2023.
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