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Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘Not how any of us want to live’: Judge orders Border Patrol boss Bovino to court daily to report use of force

October 28, 2025 at 6:03 p.m.

A visibly displeased federal judge Tuesday ordered Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to start coming to court every day to detail any confrontations his immigration enforcement officers have had with...

State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, second from right, talks with people at the scene where residents say Border Patrol agents deployed tear gas while detaining a landscape worker and a woman on a bike in the 3700 block of North Kildare Avenue on Oct. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Immigration agents accused of more tear gas violations as Cmdr. Greg Bovino faces federal court hearing

October 27, 2025 at 7:18 p.m.

Federal immigration agents have again been accused of violating a federal restraining order during a fracas in the Old Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago over the weekend.

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Laugh Factory manager charged with assaulting immigration officer during Lakeview melee last week

October 27, 2025 at 2:34 p.m.

The manager of a Lakeview comedy club has been charged with assaulting a federal immigration officer during a melee Friday that quickly went viral on social media. Nathan Griffin, 24,...

Federal agents detain a man and load him into a passenger van outside the Carpentersville Village Hall on Oct. 15, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Federal judge appears poised to order release of at least some ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees

March 21, 2026 at 5:17 p.m.

A Chicago federal judge appeared poised Friday to order at least a portion of the thousands of people detained in "Operation Midway Blitz" released on electronic monitoring while litigation continues...

A crowd confronts federal agents after a raid at the Discount Mall on West 26th Street in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Oct 23, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Midway Blitz leader Greg Bovino ordered into court after feds defend using tear gas on residents in Little Village

October 24, 2025 at 8:21 p.m.

In the statement, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Border Patrol agents were near 27th Street and Whipple Ave when they were surrounded by a large crowd of “75 to 100”...

An angry crowd faces off with Border Patrol agents after a raid at the Discount Mall on West 26th Street in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Oct. 23, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino accused of violating judge’s order by throwing tear gas at crowd in Little Village Thursday

October 23, 2025 at 8:54 p.m.

Federal immigration officials were in Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side Thursday for the second time in two days.

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‘Not how any of us want to live’: Judge orders Border Patrol boss Bovino to court daily to report use of force

Immigration agents accused of more tear gas violations as Cmdr. Greg Bovino faces federal court hearing

Laugh Factory manager charged with assaulting immigration officer during Lakeview melee last week

Federal judge appears poised to order release of at least some ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees

Midway Blitz leader Greg Bovino ordered into court after feds defend using tear gas on residents in Little Village

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino accused of violating judge’s order by throwing tear gas at crowd in Little Village Thursday

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