Overview
- On a second day of operations, a convoy led by Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino moved from Chicago to Evanston, where agents made at least one arrest at a gas station and Bovino argued with Mayor Daniel Biss.
- Videos verified by news outlets showed agents firing pepper balls and detaining a man in Little Village, with community groups reporting roughly 15 detentions across the Southwest Side and nearby suburbs on Tuesday.
- DHS said operations in Chicago continue, while Bovino told reporters that “we never left” and that staffing is at several hundred agents, figures that local sources have not independently confirmed.
- Bovino praised local police for assistance, but Chicago police said they did not aid immigration enforcement and only responded to a call about a potential vehicle ramming, with an internal review underway.
- Earlier court limits on use of force and daily check‑ins for Bovino were stayed on appeal, leaving the latest enforcement push without those prior restrictions as officials and advocates press for oversight.