Chicago, Border Patrol and immigration crackdown
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The ruling comes a day after the commander attended federal court to address questions about a series of aggressive immigration actions.
Border Patrol agents have been responsible for more Chicago-area arrests than ICE in the Trump administration's "Midway Blitz" crackdown, an unprecedented shift that has caused some internal tensions,
US District Judge Sara Ellis referred to several recent incidents, including one over the weekend in which US Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino was recorded throwing what appeared to be tear gas canisters into a crowd in a Chicago neighborhood without any warning.
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Judge orders Border Patrol's Bovino to return to court daily, wear bodycam, follow rules on tear gas
The top U.S. Border Patrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained,
The Trump administration began sweeping out Immigration and Customs Enforcement field chiefs across the country, reassigning many and moving Border Patrol veterans into top jobs to juice arrests. Nearly half of ICE’s 25 field office directors are being shifted,
The number of Border Patrol encounters in Arizona and the entire U.S.-Mexico border has been steadily rising since July 2025.
Border Patrol agents and ICE officers who have worked together for two decades are increasingly at odds under President Donald Trump.
Border Patrol agents forcibly removed a 67-year-old man during an immigration raid in Chicago, causing serious injuries and public outcry.
The man's running club posted video of the shocking incident on social media, claiming he was driving home from a group jog when he came across hostile federal agents on his block
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.
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