Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will not have to directly report to Judge Sara Ellis on a daily basis after the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overruled Ellis’ orders set in place this week.
Ellis’ strange order came after Border Patrol agents in the Chicago metro area were accused of violating a temporary restraining order on the use of tear gas during confrontations with violent anti-Border Patrol crowds. Bovino threw a tear gas canister toward a violent mob while his agents were working in the Little Village neighborhood, which prompted Ellis to order Bovino to her courtroom.
‘The order significantly interferes with the quintessentially executive function of ensuring the Nation’s immigration laws are properly enforced.’
Bovino said he was willing to comply with going to the courthouse
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