"These kids, you can imagine, their sense of safety was shattered on Saturday, and it's going to take a long time for that to come back if ever, Ellis told Bovino, who was sitting on the witness stand in his military-green Border Protection uniform and duty belt. That's not how any of us want to live. I know you wouldn't want to live that way."
"Ellis did most of the talking during the hearing, with Bovino keeping his gaze on the judge and answering mostly with a polite Yes, ma'am, spoken in his slight North Carolina drawl. In the few instances where the judge asked Bovino directly about why his agents took certain actions, he responded that use-of-force rules depend on the specific situation. One incident"
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to appear in court daily to detail confrontations and to provide every use-of-force report and accompanying body-worn camera footage since Operation Midway Blitz began nearly two months ago. Allegations include agents indiscriminately deploying tear gas in Chicago neighborhoods and using inappropriate force against residents and reporters. Ellis raised alarm about a weekend Old Irving Park incident where agents tackled residents and deployed tear gas as children prepared for a Halloween parade, saying the event shattered their sense of safety. Bovino, a 30-year Border Patrol veteran, responded tersely and said use-of-force determinations depend on specific situations. The judge instructed him to obtain his own body-worn camera.
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