The Chicago kidnappings have begun
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Not only did U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino show his face in a federal courtroom Tuesday, he and a judge will be getting to know each other a lot better in the days to come.
That’s because U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said she wants to meet with the Border Patrol commander every weeknight over the next seven days, as federal agents continue their aggressive deportation campaign that’s stretched from Little Village to Lake View.
Their daily meeting around 6 p.m. will give the judge a chance to speak with Bovino about the events of the day.
And as they do so, Ellis will have in her back pocket a request that she fully ban the feds from using tear gas amid the immigration blitz. The judge said Tuesday that, if agents continue to deploy gas, “they’d better be able to back it up.”
“And if they can’t,” she added, “then they will lose that as something they can use.”
Tuesday’s hearing revealed that Bovino has no body-worn camera — nor the training to use one. Bovino admitted that fact, even after telling the judge that 99% of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents here have that technology.
The judge told him to find himself a body-worn camera by Friday, noting that he probably has “an in” with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
“I’ve talked to her from time to time,” Bovino acknowledged.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court
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On the North Shore.
Martin said the group chat has a segment they call a rapid response team, of which she is a part, and the team’s goal is to respond to the scene of an ICE sighting and warn community members while also letting the agents know they are unwanted.
“Because this is wrong,” she said. “You can have a conversation about whether immigrants need to be deported, but that’s not what this is about. If you’ve seen footage of them arresting U.S. citizens, breaking windows — there is no responsibility. Nothing is going to stop them except for us. So we have to stop them.”
She added, “There is fear in the air, and everybody should stand up. Nobody should feel that way.”
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In my town. I figured this would happen eventually. Not sure what part of town this occurred in.
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Activity in surrounding towns is ramping up.
And then there's this:
Border Patrol agent 'bragged' about shooting woman in Brighton Park, defense attorney says
Testimony from the agent who shot a woman multiple times in an immigration enforcement action revealed how he touted his marksmanship in leaving seven wounds despite firing five bullets. He later texted fellow agents, “Put that in your book boys.”
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A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz,” saying top government officials lied in their testimony about threats that protesters posed and that their unlawful behavior on the streets “shows no signs of stopping.”
“I find the government’s evidence to be simply not credible,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said in an oral ruling from the bench, describing a litany of incidents over the past month and a half where citizens were tear-gassed “indiscriminately,” beaten and tackled by agents and struck in the face with pepper spray balls.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/operation-midway-blitz-injunction/
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Good grief.
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"U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents to soon leave Chicago but could be back four-fold in March
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds’ immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one DHS source said 1,000 agents could return in the spring, up from 250 now." -
Maybe 10 minutes away from my house.
Federal immigration agents pointed rifles at bystanders and tried to break down doors as they took over an apartment complex in unincorporated Northbrook on Wednesday.
The immigration enforcement action, which took place over the course of around 50 minutes Wednesday morning, Nov. 5, led to the arrest of a man living in the Salem Walk apartments and involved more than a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and an armored car, according to eyewitness accounts and photos and videos shared with the Tribune.
“ICE basically held… 90 apartments hostage while they’re trying to get to one man,” said Bobbie Montgomery, a Salem Walk resident.
On Wednesday, Montgomery watched as the agents unsuccessfully tried to break down the stairwell door with a battering ram.
Smith, who followed along on the video call, said he marveled at their ineptitude. “The door opens outwards,” he explained.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/ice-agents-northbrook-point-rifles-bystanders/
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“The door opens outwards”
