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Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino agrees to meet with judge every weekday until next hearing
U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino appeared at Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Tuesday for a preliminary injunction hearing as part of an ongoing lawsuit over the feds’ treatment of pr...

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Border Patrol chief ordered to meet with judge daily on Chicago immigration crackdown
Judge orders daily court appearances from top Border Patrol official, setting up potential clash
Chicago Judge Has To Tell Border Official That Kids In Halloween Costumes Are Not A Threat
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis ordered Gregory Bovino, who appeared in his Border Patrol uniform, to report to her each weekday at 6 p.m. with information about the day’s confrontations.

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Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino testifies in court over tear gas, use of force
Top US border official to face judge in Chicago over use of tear gas
US judge rebukes top border official over use of tear gas in Chicago
"Kids dressed in Halloween costumes, walking to a parade, do not pose an immediate threat for the safety of a law enforcement officer," Ellis said.

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Judge orders Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino to court daily
The top Border Patrol official in Chicago has been ordered to appear in court over concerns about agents’ aggressive tactics

Top Border Patrol official must appear daily before a Chicago judge amid use of force concerns. Here’s what you need to know

Top Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, who oversees the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, appeared before US District Judge Sara Ellis on Tuesday after she received reports federal agents were not following her order to limit aggressive tactics and warn protesters and journalists before using tear gas and less-lethal munitions.

Border Patrol under fire for allegedly disrupting Chicago children's Halloween parade

On Saturday, Border Patrol agents converged on the Old Irving Park neighborhood on the city's Northwest Side to conduct an immigration enforcement raid. Neighborhood residents claimed the agents interrupted a children's Halloween parade and allegedly deployed tear gas without warning on residents trying to intervene.

Laugh Factory manager charged with assaulting Border Patrol agent outside Chicago comedy club last week

The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the Lakeview comedy club last week.Nathan Griffin has been charged with one count of forcibly assaulting,

DHS defends 'crowd control measures' in Chicago ahead of Border Patrol chief Bovino testimony

Concerns are growing over federal operations in the Chicago area. The Border Patrol chief is set to answer a judge's questions in court this week for an ongoing lawsuit regarding the feds' use of force.
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