Federal Data Exposes Border Patrol's Extreme Use of Force

Investigative reporting by POGO shows Greg Bovino’s leadership linked to disproportionate use of force during high-profile immigration operations in Chicago and Los Angeles.

WASHINGTON — A revealing new investigation by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) and American University’s Investigative Reporting Workshop (IRW) exposes how a senior Border Patrol official, Gregory Bovino, has led agents who use force against civilians at rates far higher than the rest of the agency.