Border Patrol Chief Responds to Chicago Mayor's 'Crazy Talk' on Immigration

Border Patrol's Legal and Ethical Stance

• ⚖️ Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino asserts that Border Patrol operations are legal, ethical, and moral, backed by 101 years of experience.
• 🛡️ He states that agents operate with extreme professionalism and that he has not witnessed any instances of actions being out of control or wrong.
• 🗺️ Bovino notes that the challenges and protests faced are similar to those experienced on the border for decades.

Response to Mayor Brandon Johnson

• 🗣️ Bovino dismisses Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's rhetoric as "out of touch" and "crazy talk."
• 🏠 He claims that inner-city residents are glad Border Patrol is present and that the CBP Home app offers a chance for illegal immigrants to do the right thing.
• 🚨 Equating the arrest and deportation of criminal illegal aliens with terrorizing is Mayor Johnson's fault for escalating rhetoric that can lead to violence against law enforcement.

Distinction Between Immigrants and Illegal Aliens

• 🇺🇸 Bovino emphasizes a "vast distinction" between immigrants and illegal aliens.
• 🚫 He clarifies that Border Patrol targets criminal illegal aliens and illegal aliens, not legal immigrants.
• 📢 He criticizes Mayor Johnson for disingenuously equating illegal aliens with immigrants, which he believes appeals to weaker-minded constituents and incites violence.

Criticism of Governor's Holocaust Comparison

• 🤯 Bovino calls the Illinois Governor's comparison of Trump administration actions to the Holocaust "wildly out of control."
• 📢 He argues that the governor's rhetoric, by equating illegal aliens with immigrants, is disingenuous and contributes to violence against law enforcement.