I Politely Disagree: This Is OUR Fucking City, Not Yours, Commander Bovino

Patrick Duggan · Jan 29, 2026 · 4 min read

The Man Who Claimed Los Angeles, Chicago, and Now Minneapolis Has a Pattern. We Have Receipts.

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was caught on video telling his agents two things:

"Everybody fucking gets it if they touch you"
"This is OUR fucking city"

When shown this video during his deposition, Bovino's response was: "That appears to be me."

I politely disagree with Commander Bovino's assessment of whose city this is.

The Receipts

Receipt #1: "Outright Lying" Under Oath

A federal judge found that Bovino was "outright lying" during his depositions.

"Bovino appeared evasive over the three days of his deposition, either providing 'cute' responses… or outright lying."

— U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, November 2025

Source: WTTW Chicago

Receipt #2: Denied Tackling a Protester ON VIDEO

Video shows Bovino tackling protester Scott Blackburn to the ground outside the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago.

Attorney Locke Bowman's question: "And then you got over the barrier, tackled this man to the ground, and arrested him, right?"

Bovino's answer: "No."

Bowman: "So if somebody were watching that video and thought that you tackled the older gentleman... you'd say 'Don't believe your lying eyes'?"

Bovino: "I wouldn't say that."

Judge Ellis's finding: Bovino "obviously attacks and tackles" the man on video.

Source: Chicago Tribune

Receipt #3: Lied About Being Hit By a Rock

Bovino claimed a rock hit him before he deployed tear gas against protesters in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.

Judge Ellis's finding: He lied. No rock hit him. He deployed tear gas without warning against the crowd anyway.

Source: CNN

Receipt #4: "Everybody Fucking Gets It If They Touch You"

On video, Bovino told his agents: "Everybody fucking gets it if they touch you."

This is the tactical commander. Setting the tone. Establishing rules of engagement.

"Gets it" means what, exactly?

Source: Wonkette

Receipt #5: "This Is OUR Fucking City"

On video, Bovino told his agents: "This is OUR fucking city."

He said this about Los Angeles. He said this about Chicago.

Now he's in Minneapolis.

Source: Wonkette

Receipt #6: Operation Metro Surge - Minneapolis

Los Angeles (June 2025) - Protests, National Guard deployment, Marines activated
Chicago (Fall 2025) - "Operation Midway Blitz" - Tear gas, pepper balls, journalist suppression
Minneapolis (January 2026) - "Operation Metro Surge" - Two citizens killed

Source: Fox 9 Minneapolis

Receipt #7: Alex Pretti

On January 2026, ICE agents in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Pretti, a VA nurse.

The second U.S. citizen killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.

A nurse who served veterans. Shot by the people claiming to protect the country.

Source: Yahoo News

Receipt #8: The Judge's Full Assessment

"Defendant Bovino admitted that he lied about whether a rock hit him before he deployed tear gas in Little Village. In fact, he was not hit by a rock before lobbing a tear gas canister, without warning, at the crowd."

"Bovino also lied about his conduct outside the Broadview ICE facility, where video shows that he 'obviously attacks and tackles' a man. But Mr. Bovino, despite watching this video (in his deposition) says that he never used force."

Source: Block Club Chicago

Receipt #9: Ordered to Wear Body Camera

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Stop agents from gassing protesters without warning
Stop agents from shooting pepper balls at journalists and trick-or-treaters
Wear a body camera
Make agents display identification

He claimed the Latin Kings put a bounty on his head as justification for why agents shouldn't have to identify themselves.

Source: Wonkette

Receipt #10: "Commander-at-Large"

NBC Chicago documented the "rise and fall" of the "flashpoint Border Patrol 'commander-at-large'" who became the face of Trump's immigration crackdown.

Source: NBC Chicago

The Pattern

City	Operation	Result
Los Angeles	June 2025 Raids	Protests, National Guard, Marines, "This is OUR fucking city"
Chicago	Operation Midway Blitz	Tear gas, pepper balls, lies under oath, judicial restraining order
Minneapolis	Operation Metro Surge	Two citizens dead, including a VA nurse

Same commander. Same tactics. Same attitude.

"This is OUR fucking city."

Minneapolis Right Now

🔴 Critical incidents
🟠 Active operations
🟢 Observed activity

From Brooklyn Park to Lakeville. From St. Paul to Plymouth.

This is the same man. The same operation. The same playbook.

I Politely Disagree

Commander Bovino believes this is his city.

I wasn't born here. But I live here. I pay taxes here. My neighbors are here.

Alex Pretti served veterans here. Renee's buried here now.

This is not Bovino's city.

This is not CBP's city.

This is not Operation Metro Surge's city.

This is OUR fucking city.

And I politely disagree with anyone who says otherwise.

Sources

Patrick Duggan is a Minneapolis resident who politely disagrees with federal agents claiming his city. His threat intelligence platform tracks patterns. This is one of them.

This post contains only sourced, documented facts from court records, judicial rulings, and news reports.

The receipts are the story.

Her name was Renee Nicole Good.

His name was Alex Jeffery Pretti.

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