'Chicago Federal Judge Hauls Bovino in to Court' [View all]

"A Chicago federal judge on Friday demanded that CBP commander and federal escalation impresario Greg Bovino appear next week in her courtroom after he was accused of openly violating one of her orders."

"Attorneys in the case said on Thursday that Bovino had flung a canister of tear gas at a crowd of protestors in Chicago, days after he returned from a two-week absence due to a purported groin injury. They included an image and a link to a video that appeared to show him doing so...Now, as videos and documents suggest that Bovino himself, a named defendant in the suit, violated Ellis’ orders, he will be required to appear for a hearing on Tuesday morning."

"Bovino is the Trump administration’s point man for escalation. In Los Angeles earlier this summer and Chicago over the past several weeks, he has overseen aggressive operations that prompted large-scale protests, which the administration has then used as a justification to argue that the military needs to be called in to restore order. He told Telemundo this week that he acted at the personal direction of senior executive branch officials...'I definitely take my orders from the executive branch, whether that is President Trump or Secretary Noem,' Bovino said."

"But videos emerged this week showing Bovino lobbing a gas can into a crowd. Footage also showed officers wearing masks without any identification, apart from markings indicating that they were part of the Border Patrol or BORTAC, the agency’s tactical unit."

"It’s only the most recent example of the Trump administration allegedly violating Ellis’ orders in the case, brought by journalists and protestors in Chicago. Earlier this month, Ellis reminded government lawyers that she doesn’t live in a 'cave' and is aware of what is going on in the city around her."

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