Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Gregory Bovino derided Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen’s Shabbat observance on a Jan. 12 call, allegedly using the phrase “chosen people” and asking if “Orthodox criminals” take Saturdays off.
- Rosen, an Orthodox Jew, had delegated the discussion to a deputy after being unavailable over Shabbat, according to people familiar with the call who said several prosecutors heard the remarks.
- The Anti-Defamation League’s Jonathan Greenblatt and Sen. Jacky Rosen condemned the reported comments as antisemitic, while a DHS spokeswoman previously dismissed related coverage as focusing on gossip.
- Reporting on Bovino’s status conflicts, with Reuters saying he was removed and sent back to his El Centro post as Rep. Michael McCaul praised the move, even as DHS publicly denied that he was relieved of his duties.
- Tom Homan is now directing Minneapolis operations and has signaled a narrower mission and partial drawdown, with investigations continuing into the two fatal enforcement shootings tied to the immigration surge.