Overview
- Attorneys filed a notice alleging Chief Greg Bovino tossed one or two tear-gas canisters toward a crowd during Thursday’s standoff in Little Village, contrary to a federal restraining order.
- Video shared by lawyers shows Bovino throwing a canister, while the order requires warnings and restricts riot-control weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters.
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis expanded Bovino’s deposition to five hours to address reported uses of force during operations on Wednesday and Thursday.
- At least two high school students were detained during the clashes and later released, and a Discount Mall security guard who questioned agents about a warrant remained in custody, according to witnesses and officials.
- DHS said protesters shot fireworks and threw objects, striking Bovino, and asserted the use of chemical munitions followed CBP policy, a narrative disputed by video and witness accounts.