US EditionBorder Patrol commander, agents reappear in force in Chicago immigrant communities
Federal immigration operations resumed in Chicago's immigrant neighborhoods with over 15 detentions, including day laborers and vendors, amid criticism of aggressive tactics and community fears.
- On Tuesday, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino returned to the Chicago area with Department of Homeland Security agents, operating in Little Village, Chicago, and nearby Chicago suburbs in a renewed deportation effort.
- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction last month against Bovino and his agents over alleged excessive force, prior to his departure in November.
- Videos show unmarked cars and Border Patrol agents deploying pepper balls and detaining people in business corridors, while advocates said 15 people, including day laborers and a tamale vendor, were detained Tuesday on the Southwest Side, Berwyn, and Cicero.
- At a Tuesday news conference, activists vowed continued support for immigrant communities as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he was not notified and called on Bovino to testify before an Illinois commission.
- Broader patterns show repeated use of tear gas and chemical munitions in Operation Midway Blitz, which has produced thousands of arrests and at least one fatal shooting.
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* Your tax dollars at work… U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino led a caravan of SUVs through Chicago and into the suburbs Wednesday morning, making at least one arrest after making a surprise return to the city a day earlier and targeting immigrant communities. A caravan of SUVs with out-of-state license plates were seen traveling near [...]
Make It Make Sense: Greg Bovino is back
Bovino’s back ON TUESDAY, U.S. BORDER PATROL commander Greg Bovino crawled out of whatever sewer he calls home to inflict yet more terror across Chicago and the near suburbs. Videos posted to social media around 8 AM show Bovino and roughly half a dozen troops, all outfitted in green, abducting a person from a Walmart […] The post Greg Bovino is back appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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