Overview
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis directed Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to appear at 6 p.m. each weekday to brief her until the preliminary injunction hearing on Nov. 5.
- Ellis ordered a sealed log by Friday listing all non‑immigration arrests tied to the operation since Sept. 2, including names, dates, charges and resolutions.
- Bovino agreed to obtain and use a body camera by Friday, reinforcing earlier directives that agents wear and activate cameras during enforcement.
- The judge cited recent incidents, including video appearing to show Bovino throwing a tear‑gas canister in Little Village and chemical agents used near a children’s Halloween parade in Old Irving Park.
- DHS publicly backed Bovino after the hearing, while plaintiffs from media groups, protesters and clergy pursue claims of excessive force as the operation has produced at least 3,000 arrests since September, according to reports.