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Border Patrol Commander’s Viral Chicago Video Fuels Public Clash With City Leaders

Bovino’s pledge to keep agents in the region for years has sharpened a standoff over federal tactics and local authority.

Overview

  • Gregory Bovino posted a video showing Border Patrol agents arriving in Chicago and wrote that they will be there "for years."
  • In footage and subsequent posts, Bovino confronted Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and labeled him a "clown," while Biss told him he is not welcome.
  • Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot condemned the operations as unconstitutional and warned Bovino his "day of reckoning is fast approaching."
  • Current Mayor Brandon Johnson endorsed "Abolish ICE" as a snowplow name and rebuked Bovino online, saying Chicagoans want him out of the city.
  • Bovino says agents are assisting ICE to target criminal offenders under ongoing operations, and DHS said last week it arrested a Latin Kings member accused of putting out a hit on him.