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November 7, 2025

Federal Judge Blasts Border Patrol Chief for Lying About Violence at Chicago-Area Protests
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A federal judge in Chicago has banned federal agents from using tear
gas, pepper spray and other riot weapons amid Trump's immigration
crackdown in the city. The latest ruling by Judge Sara Ellis extends
temporary restrictions issued last month in which she ordered federal
agents to use body cameras and report on excessive use of force during
raids in the Chicago area. There have been mounting reports of
immigration agents pointing guns at civilians during the operations, as
well as attacking protesters and journalists. Ellis blasted Border
Patrol chief Gregory Bovino for admitting that he lied about being hit
with a rock during a raid in Chicago's Little Village before deploying
tear gas on a crowd of people. Judge Ellis wrote, "The government would
have people believe instead that the Chicagoland area is in a vise hold
of violence, ransacked by rioters and attacked by agitators. That simply
is untrue, and the government's own evidence in this case belies that
assertion."


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