Customs
and
Border
Patrol
Commander
Gregory
Bovino
(Photo
by
KAMIL
KRZACZYNSKI/
AFP
via
Getty
Images)
Last
we
checked
in
with
U.S.
District
Court
Judge
Sara
Ellis,
she
didn’t
seem
pleased
with
U.S.
Border
Patrol
commander
Gregory
Bovino.
Bovino
heads
the
Trump
administration’s
military
presence
in
Chicago,
Operation
Midway
Blitz,
and
there
were
some
pretty
serious
allegations
(and
video!)
that
federal
agents
—
and
Bovino
specifically
—
violated
a
temporary
restraining
order
issued
by
Ellis.
A
group
of
journalists,
protesters,
and
clergy
sued
the
Trump
administration over
the
military
occupation
of
Chicago,
and
Ellis
issued
a
TRO
limiting
the
tactics
federal
agents
can
use.
Amongst
the
banned
methods
of
riot
control
include
the
use
of
tear
gas
and
other
kinds
of
noxious
gas
unless
there
is
an
immediate
safety
threat.
But
over
the
weekend,
Bovino
was
caught
on
camera
throwing
canisters
of
tear
gas
into
a
crowd
without
any
warnings
or
verbal
orders
to
disperse.
It
sure
isn’t
a
good
look.
So
the
judge
hauled
Bovino
into
court
today
to
impress
upon
him
the
seriousness
of
the
TRO
and
what
sorts
of
actions
are
off
limits.
Specifically,
Judge
Ellis
is
deeply
concerned
that
Border
Patrol’s
actions
in
using
tear
gas
without
appropriate
warnings
actually
impacted
innocents,
specifically
kids
dressed
in
Halloween
costumes,
headed
to
a
parade.
Chicago
Sun-Times
reporter
John
Seidel
details
the
lengths
Judge
Ellis
went
to
in
order
to
impress
upon
Bovino
just
how
big
of
a
deal
it
is
to
not
adhere
to
the
terms
of
the
TRO.
And
hammered
home
what
it
means
for
citizens
in
the
community
quite
literally
caught
in
the
crossfire.
While
Judge
Ellis
didn’t
press
for
many
additional
details
of
what
happened
in
the
incident
in
the
Little
Village
neighborhood
over
the
weekend,
she
made
it
very
clear
she
didn’t
want
Halloween
ruined
for
more
kids.
Judge
Ellis
also
ensured
Bovino
knows
his
agents
must
have
their
name
in
a
conspicuous
place
on
their
uniform
and
have
body
camera
in
use
at
all
times.
But
after
the
carelessness
with
which
Bovino
previously
treated
the
TRO,
Judge
Ellis
is
not
just
going
to
trust
Border
Patrol
to
do
the
right
thing.
No,
like
a
naughty
schoolchild
being
called
to
the
principal’s
office,
every
single
weekday
between
now
and
the
hearing
on
the
injunction
(November
5th),
Bovino
has
to
appear
in
Judge
Ellis’s
courtroom
at
6
p.m.
and
report
on
any
events
that
have
happened
that
day.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
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