Judge Orders Bovino to Wear Camera, Report Every Day
Heather Cherone | October 28, 2025, 6:16 pm
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who has led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs and fired tear gas at protesters in Little Village, must obtain and wear a body-worn camera and report every weekday at 6 p.m. in person to the federal judge who has tried to rein in federal agents’ use of force.
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis questioned Bovino for approximately an hour and 15 minutes Tuesday morning in her courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago, reading the temporary restraining order she issued more than two weeks ago line by line.
After reminding Bovino of the oath he took to “support and defend the Constitution,” Ellis displayed deep concern about the videos submitted to the court as evidence and others that have blanketed social media in Chicago and nationwide, triggering widespread outrage ...
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/28/border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-who-fired-tear-gas-little-village-crowd-set-face-federal
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Judge: "Sure you can travel to Washington DC or visit ICE facilities in other states. Just be back by 6 pm to check in"
"Oh, you want to go home and visit your wife and kids. Just make sure you keep your body camera turned on 24/7 and be back by 6 to check in"
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