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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Trisha Kae Andrada

Chicago Judge Rebukes Trump's Border Chief Gregory Bovino for Tear-Gassing Kids, Demands Daily Updates

Anti-ICE protest at the Broadview USCIS Processing Center (2025) (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Gregory Bovino, the US Border Patrol chief behind Operation Midway Blitz, is under intense scrutiny after a federal judge in Chicago blasted his agents for repeatedly using tear gas during immigration raids, including one that left children choking and terrified at a Halloween parade last weekend.

In a rare and extraordinary ruling, US District Judge Sara Ellis ordered Bovino to appear in court every weekday to personally account for his enforcement actions amid growing outrage over the tactics used under his watch.

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