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a senior border Patrol The officer is to come to the court on Wednesday, the first day of his daily court-ordered check-in chicago Regional immigration enforcement operation, which has resulted in over 1,800 arrests and complaints of excessive use of force.
U.S. District Judge Sarah Ellis took a rare step Tuesday by ordering Greg Bovino, who is leading Border Patrol efforts in Chicago, to brief her every evening. This is an unprecedented effort to implement real-time monitoring trump The administration’s immigration crackdown in the city follows weeks of tense encounters and increasingly aggressive tactics by agents.
Ellis’ order followed enforcement actions in which tear gas was used, including in a neighborhood where children gathered for a Halloween parade on the city’s Northwest Side. Neighbors also gathered on the road because someone was arrested.
“Halloween is on Friday,” she said. “I do not want to receive a violation report from the plaintiffs indicating that agents are out on Halloween, where children are present and tear gas is being deployed.”
The Chicago court’s action comes as groups and officials across the country have filed lawsuits aimed at restricting the federal deployment of National Guard troops. On Wednesday, a federal trial is set to begin that aims to stop the military deployment portlandOregon.
In Chicago, Bovino, who heads the Border Patrol region in El Centro, California, is required to sit down for a daily 5:45 p.m. briefing to explain how his agents are enforcing the law and whether they are staying within constitutional limits, Ellis said. The check-ins will last until a Nov. 5 hearing in a lawsuit brought by news outlets and protesters who say agents used excessive force during the demonstrations.
Ellis also demanded that Bovino produce all use-of-force reports since September 2 from agents involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
The judge expressed confidence Tuesday that the check-ins will prevent excessive use of force in Chicago neighborhoods.
lawyers Because the government has repeatedly defended the actions of agents, including those from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and told the judge that videos and other depictions of enforcement actions have been one-sided.
In addition to his court appearance, Bovino will still have to sit for a deposition, private interviews with attorneys from both sides.
Ellis has already ordered agents to wear badges, and he has banned them from using certain riot control techniques against peaceful protesters and journalists. They were later required to wear body cameras after tear gas was used, raising concerns that agents were not following their initial orders.
Ellis set a Friday deadline for Bovino to receive the camera and complete the training.