The Border Patrol chief has been at the center of a legal dispute this week over his violent methods in agent deployments in Chicago and Los Angeles

Border Patrol agent Greg Bovino’s tactics have sparked backlash from locals and politicians, with a federal judge even calling out his use of tear gas in a residential neighborhood. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley explains how Bovino became the new face of President Trump’s deportation push.

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 accused him of tossing tear gas into a crowd in the Little Village neighborhood

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino fires back at Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after being called 'barbaric,' claiming anti-police rhetoric fuels violence against agents.