Border Patrol, Chicago and Gregory Bovino
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A visibly displeased federal judge on Tuesday ordered Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to start coming to court every day to detail any confrontations his immigration enforcement officers have had with the public as allegations have mounted that agents are indiscriminately throwing tear gas in Chicago neighborhoods and using inappropriate force against residents and reporters.
Bovino, a nearly 30-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol, has emerged as a central figure in Trump's aggressive immigration strategy.
U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis called Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino into court to respond to reports that his agents violated her orders.
US Customs and Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino will appear in court Tuesday to answer a judge’s concerns about federal agents’ aggressive tactics after he was recorded throwing what appears to be a tear gas canister into a crowd.
Bovino has become the public face of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago, known as “Operation Midway Blitz.” The judge called him into court one day after attorneys a
The actions would violate a federal order imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Sara L. Ellis to limit the use of nonlethal weapons and other crowd control tactics.