Trump border boss under investigation by Minnesota prosecutors for 'unlawful conduct'

The Hennepin County, Minnesota, district attorney is investigating Trump Border Patrol enforcer Greg Bovino and 16 other federal agents for "unlawful conduct."

According to The Minnesota Star Tribune, "The decision to create the project also rose from an alleged lack of investigative effort from local law enforcement into the actions of federal agents."

Per an email obtained by the Tribune, District Attorney Mary Moriarty, whose county includes Minneapolis, "alerted the Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association shortly before announcing the project’s formation. The email said Moriarty met with the chiefs a month ago to discuss 'how to respond to federal law enforcement actions in our community' and that Moriarty had 'grown concerned about the lack of investigation into some of the more high-profile incidents' involving federal agents."

The Trump administration made clear it had no interest in investigating the incidents that led to the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, other than to possibly investigate the victims' ties to radical groups.

After weeks of crackdowns and protests that led to a national outcry, the Trump administration reassigned Bovino back to his original position in California, allowing White House border czar Tom Homan to take control of the situation.

Ultimately, the administration backed down and ended the surge.