Not only did U.S. Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino show his face in a federal courtroom Tuesday, but 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’s commander-at-large 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.
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