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Appeals Court Blocks Chicago Check-Ins as Portland Guard Trial Opens With DOJ Admission

Judicial scrutiny of federal tactics is now dictating how and whether agents and troops operate.

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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino arrives outside federal court in Chicago on Tuesday, October 28.
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YOKOSUKA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to troops aboard USS George Washington on October 28, 2025 in Yokosuka, Japan. Trump is visiting Japan, fresh off an appearance at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, and will next travel to South Korea for the APEC meetings. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Overview

  • The 7th Circuit issued a one-page order suspending Judge Sara Ellis’s requirement that Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino brief her daily on Chicago enforcement actions.
  • Ellis’s other directives remain in force, including a body-camera mandate and production of use-of-force reports dating to Sept. 2, with Bovino ordered to complete camera training by Friday.
  • At the Portland trial, DOJ lawyer Jean Lin disclosed that Oregon National Guard troops were sent to the city’s ICE facility between Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 despite a temporary restraining order; Judge Karin Immergut said the question of contempt would be addressed later.
  • The 9th Circuit vacated an earlier panel ruling and agreed to rehear the National Guard case en banc, leaving any Portland deployment on hold.
  • In a separate filing, the Supreme Court requested additional briefing on the administration’s bid to deploy the Guard in the Chicago area, indicating no action before Nov. 17.