Border Patrol chief back in court
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Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told Bovino during a court hearing Tuesday morning.
US Customs and Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino will appear in court Tuesday to answer a judge’s concerns about federal agents’ aggressive tactics after he was recorded throwing what appears to be a tear gas canister into a crowd.
The chief of the Border Patrol says he wants “operational control” of the border, but few people are trying to cross now amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.
The Chinese and Indian militaries have had talks on the management of the border the countries share, and both agreed to use existing mechanisms to resolve any "ground issues", the neighbours said on Wednesday.
A federal judge gave Donald Trump’s Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino a humiliating dressing down and demanded he report to her courtroom every weekday to explain his force’s controversial actions—effective immediately.
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is firing back after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson labeled him "barbaric," saying that kind of anti-police rhetoric is fueling real-world violence against immigration agents.
The top U.S. Border Patrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a sharp decline in illegal border crossings for September 2025, marking what officials describe as a year of
"I don’t like Trump, but we should have a secure border. It ain’t that hard to do. Biden didn't do it," the senator said.