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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Judge bans use of force for Trump’s Chicago blitz and accuses top border official of lying in court

A federal judge is banning immigration authorities from firing tear gas and using other riot weapons during protests in Chicago after video evidence and courtroom testimony from protesters, reporters and faith leaders revealed behavior that “shocks the conscience.”

District Judge Sara Ellis also accused Greg Bovino — the top border patrol official for Trump’s mass deportation operations in Chicago — of lying in court about his officers’ behavior and his claim that protesters hit him in the head with a rock.

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