By Maria Danilova, AFP
Photo: OCTAVIO JONES / AFP
Clad in tactical gear with a helmet and hurling a tear gas canister at protesters, Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has become the public face of US President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation campaign.
Bovino's public profile rose further in recent days as he defended violent immigration sweeps in Minneapolis, which culminated Saturday local time with federal agents fatally shooting 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, the second citizen to be killed in the heavily Democratic northern city in several weeks.
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