Overview
- The 7th Circuit temporarily suspended Judge Sara Ellis’s requirement that Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino brief her each weekday on Chicago enforcement operations.
- Ellis’s separate oversight measures remain in force for now, including body‑camera mandates, production of use‑of‑force reports, and limits on crowd‑control tactics after tear gas was used near a children’s Halloween parade.
- A bench trial began in Portland to determine whether President Trump lawfully invoked authority to deploy the National Guard to protect an ICE facility.
- Justice Department lawyer Jean Lin told the Portland court that Oregon Guard troops were briefly sent to the ICE site on Oct. 4–5 despite a restraining order, with the judge indicating potential contempt will be addressed later.
- The 9th Circuit vacated an earlier panel ruling and took the Guard case en banc, and the Supreme Court asked for more briefing on Chicago deployments, signaling no decision before Nov. 17.