The Movie That Shaped the Former Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino
The New Yorker
by Alexander NazaryanFebruary 10, 2026
Before Bovino led the Trump Administration’s immigration-enforcement effort in Minneapolis, he was inspired by the 1982 Jack Nicholson film “The Border.” Alexander Nazaryan writes.
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Originally published on The New Yorker on 2/10/2026