Rep. Raul Ruiz calls for investigation into Greg Bovino

WASHINGTON (KYMA) - Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) wrote a letter Monday to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to request an investigation into Greg Bovino.

The letter comes after two CBP officials said Bovino will retire from Border Patrol at the end of the month.

In the letter, Rep. Ruiz wrote that he is requesting CBP to "open a full and independent investigation" into Bovino's conduct and to examine whether the conduct "disqualifies him from receiving federal retirement benefits."

Citing two sources, CBS News and the Associated Press, the congressman said, "A federal judge found that Bovino lied under oath about his use of force" and was also ordered to appear before the same judge "each evening to account for his agents' actions."

In addition, Ruiz said Bovino was "the subject of multiple court orders dealing with racial profiling.

"These are not allegations, they are documented findings, and they raise a serious question about whether someone with this record should retire with full taxpayer-funded benefits," the congressman wrote.

Bovino was removed from his role as CBP Commander at Large in January and returned to his role as a Border Patrol Sector Chief in El Centro after the deaths of two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, at the hands of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

After he was removed, he was replaced by border czar Tom Homan, who oversaw operations in Minnesota.

Bovino's expected departure coincides with the removal of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

To read the letter in full, see attached file.