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A federal judge ordered Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to start coming to court every day to detail any confrontations his immigration enforcement officers have had with the public, a move that comes as allegations have mounted that agents are indiscriminately throwing tear gas in Chicago neighborhoods and using inappropriate force against residents and reporters.

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino talks with a Waukegan police officer while conducting an immigration enforcement action, Nov. 7, 2025 in Waukegan. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai),
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino talks with a Waukegan police officer while conducting an immigration enforcement action on Nov. 7, 2025, in Waukegan. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai),
A man yells toward Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino near a Home Depot parking lot in Cicero, Nov. 8, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
A man yells at Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino near a Home Depot parking lot in Cicero, Nov. 8, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Members of the community yell toward Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino during immigration enforcement action, Nov. 7, 2025 in Waukegan. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Members of the community yell at Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino during immigration enforcement action on Nov. 7, 2025 in Waukegan. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino shakes hands with Chicago police Sgt. Glenn Polanek while the Border Patrol's convoy of vehicles stopped Nov. 6, 2025, next to Marquette Park on Chicago's South Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino shakes hands with Chicago police Sgt. Glenn Polanek after the Border Patrol’s convoy of vehicles stopped Nov. 6, 2025, next to Marquette Park on Chicago’s South Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, walks with other agents while conducting an immigration enforcement sweep in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on Nov. 6, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, walks with other agents while conducting an immigration enforcement sweep in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on Nov. 6, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino carries tear gas, a rifle and a body camera while conducting immigration enforcement operations on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago's Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino carries tear gas, a rifle and a body camera while conducting immigration enforcement operations on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with agents conducting immigration enforcement sweeps in the Edison Park neighborhood, Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with agents conducting immigration enforcement sweeps in the Edison Park neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino makes small talk with a concrete worker after his agents questioned the man for his citizenship documents, Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago's Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino makes small talk with a concrete worker after his agents questioned the man for his citizenship documents on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves a Skokie gas station after purchasing food and drinks, Oct. 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves a Skokie gas station after purchasing food and drinks on Oct. 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino buys drinks at a Skokie gas station while conducting immigration enforcement actions in the area, Oct. 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino buys drinks at a Skokie gas station while conducting immigration enforcement actions in the area on Oct. 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino buys drinks and food at a Skokie gas station while conducting immigration enforcement sweeps, Oct. 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino buys drinks and food at a Skokie gas station while conducting immigration enforcement sweeps on Oct. 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino watches as agents detain a man they found in an H Mart parking lot in Niles, Oct. 31, 2025, during immigration enforcement operations. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino watches as agents detain a man they found in an H Mart parking lot in Niles, Oct. 31, 2025, during immigration enforcement operations. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with agents while detaining a man working near Frederick Stock Public School during immigration enforcement operations, Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago's Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with agents while detaining a man working near Frederick Stock Public School during immigration enforcement operations on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino signals to other agents as he leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino signals to other agents as he leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol agents escort Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as he leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol agents escort Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as he leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino signals toward federal agents after exiting the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino signals toward federal agents after exiting the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, right, prepares to drive away after exiting the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, right, prepares to drive away after exiting the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol agents arrive to escort Cmdr. Gregory Bovino from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 28, 2025, after Bovino testified. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol agents arrive to escort Cmdr. Gregory Bovino from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 28, 2025, after Bovino testified. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A protester stands outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse during Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino's hearing Oct 28, 2025, in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
A protester stands outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse during Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s hearing on Oct 28, 2025, in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
A protester watches as Border Patrol agents arrive to escort Cmdr. Gregory Bovino from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 28, 2025, after Bovino testified in front of Judge Sara Ellis about a temporary restraining order on their use of force. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
A protester watches as Border Patrol agents arrive to escort Cmdr. Gregory Bovino from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 28, 2025, after Bovino testified in front of Judge Sara Ellis about a temporary restraining order on their use of force. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Protesters stand outside the fencing surrounding the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse during Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino's hearing, Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Protesters stand outside the fencing surrounding the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse during Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s hearing on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying, Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Residents watch while Gregory Bovino, chief U.S. Border Patrol agent, second from left, and other federal officers finish their march along North Clark Street by the Newberry Library in Chicago's Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Residents watch while Gregory Bovino, chief U.S. Border Patrol agent, second from left, and other federal officers finish their march along North Clark Street by the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, walks with other federal agents near the Newberry Library in Chicago's Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, after walking through downtown as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, walks with other federal agents near the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, after walking through downtown as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
An annotated image from video in a court document appears to show Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino lobbing a canister underhand while standing in a parking lot next to federal immigration agents in Little Village on Oct. 23, 2025. (U.S. District Court records)
An annotated image from video in a court document appears to show Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino lobbing a canister underhand while standing in a parking lot next to federal immigration agents in the Little Village neighborhood on Oct. 23, 2025. (U.S. District Court records)
Gregory Bovino, center, a U.S. Border Patrol official, stands with other federal agents near the Newberry Library in Chicago's Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, after walking through downtown as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Gregory Bovino, center, a U.S. Border Patrol official, stands with other federal agents near the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, after walking through downtown as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, right, warns protesters near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 3, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
U.S. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, right, warns protesters near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 3, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, including Border Patrol Sector Chief Greg Bovino in the bow, head east along the Chicago River toward Lake Michigan on Sept. 25, 2025. Four CBP boats were spotted traveling on the river before they docked just south of Navy Pier. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, including Border Patrol sector chief Greg Bovino in the bow, head east along the Chicago River toward Lake Michigan on Sept. 25, 2025. Four CBP boats were spotted traveling on the river before they docked just south of Navy Pier. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)