Chicago, Border Patrol and Greg Bovino
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Gregory Bovino, the U.S. Border Patrol official who has emerged as the public face of President Donald Trump's immigration blitz in Chicago, was in federal court Tuesday. Bovino will return to the courtroom every weekday to give U.
The Border Patrol chief must himself wear a body camera and turn over all agents’ use of force reports by Friday, the judge added.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is expected to testify in Chicago federal court on Tuesday after U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis ordered him into her courtroom following several alleged violations of her temporary restraining order on use of force against people protesting federal immigration enforcement activity.
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
Mr. Bovino, a Border Patrol leader, appeared to use tear gas during a confrontation with residents on Thursday. Plaintiffs in a suit over federal tactics say that violated a court order.
Confrontation erupted in Chicago on Wednesday as Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and federal agents descended on several neighborhoods. Police now say a driver tried to ram into an agent’s vehicle.