Border Patrol chief to face judge over use of tear gas in Chicago protests

The Brief

  • Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino is set to appear in Chicago federal court Tuesday over tear gas use during protests.
  • Tear gas was deployed again over the weekend in Old Irving Park despite a judge’s restriction.
  • Residents are calling for accountability after a neighborhood confrontation disrupted a Halloween parade.

CHICAGO Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino is due in federal court Tuesday to answer questions about the use of tear gas in Chicago, following another weekend incident that left a Northwest Side neighborhood in chaos.

What we know:

A federal judge has barred immigration officers from using tear gas unless agents face an immediate threat. Despite that order, residents in the Old Irving Park neighborhood say Border Patrol agents deployed tear gas Saturday morning as families were gathering for a Halloween parade.

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