Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino and Acting Executive Assoc. Dir. for ICE ERO Marcos Charles held a press conference Sunday afternoon, at roughly the same time Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison were continuing to inflame the situation at their own press conference. (Bovino's presser was scheduled first, then Walz scheduled his and started it about a minute before Bovino; how's that for cooperation and coordination?)
A local Minneapolis journalist asked Bovino, "People in Minnesota want to know when this surge will end. Has there been a date set? Is there a certain number of people you want to apprehend before you decide to ease the surge?"
They won't like Bovino's reply.
"We continue to apprehend dozens, if not hundreds, of these criminal illegal aliens a day. We're gonna continue conducting that mission. We're not gonna put a date or a timeline to stop this mission. This mission's ongoing until there are no more of those criminal illegal aliens roaming the streets of Minneapolis."
The journalist followed up, asking, "Is there a number, though? You have to have a file ..."
To which Bovino succinctly replied, "There is a number, and it's called 'all of them.'"
🚨 Reporter: “Is there a “goal” number of Illegal aliens you have set before you leave MN?”
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) January 25, 2026
BOVINO: “Yes! All of them!” 😂😂👍🏻
pic.twitter.com/J2I7q3KPT0
To that point, Charles announced that over 3,400 illegal aliens have been arrested since the beginning of Operation Metro Surge, saying:
"We’re out here to arrest dangerous criminal illegal aliens so they can’t victimize innocent people in our communities anymore. Since, the beginning of this operation, we've arrested three over 3,400 illegal aliens... Those are criminals who won't reoffend in our communities."
"We’re out here to arrest dangerous criminal illegal aliens so they can’t victimize innocent people in our communities anymore. Since, the beginning of this operation, we've arrested three over 3,400 illegal aliens... Those are criminals who won't reoffend in our communities." -… pic.twitter.com/43eut7QnIT
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 25, 2026
In addition to criminal illegal aliens, federal agents apprehended the loser who bit off an ICE agent's finger on Saturday.
DIVE DEEPER: More Anti-ICE Chaos Ramping Up in MN: Attack on Agent With Gruesome Injury, National Guard Activated
Bovino refused to make any definitive statements about the specifics of Saturday's shooting, citing the ongoing investigation, and reminded the assembled journalists and the public at large that while they have the luxury of analyzing videos frame-by-frame after the fact from a warm, safe home or office, the agent(s) involved had to make a split-second decision.
Commander Bovino torches the gotcha crowd:
— Kim "Katie" USA (@KimKatieUSA) January 25, 2026
“That agent had to make a split-second decision…
You’ve had 24 hours to armchair quarterback and speculate on videos.”
The investigation will sort facts from feelings. pic.twitter.com/Weq5fP3pxf
Echoing what Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasized during an appearance on "Meet the Press," Bovino said, "We saw the consequences of the heated rhetoric" coming from the likes of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Saturday.
"When politicians, community leaders and some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric, we keep talking about, they make the choice to vilify law enforcement…using the term kidnaping. There are actions and consequences that come from those choices."
Bovino: When politicians, community leaders and some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric, we keep talking about, they make the choice to vilify law enforcement…using the term kidnaping. There are actions and consequences that come from those choices. pic.twitter.com/bLmvToL7b8
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 25, 2026
He also made a point of acknowledging the right to assemble and to protest, but said that should be done from a safe distance for the safety of all involved.
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