Overview
- Multiple U.S. officials say Bovino and many Border Patrol agents plan to depart Chicago this week after a two-month deployment of more than 200 personnel.
- Officials expect the team to redeploy to Charlotte, North Carolina, then potentially to New Orleans, though plans are still being finalized.
- DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said “we are not leaving Chicago,” and two officials said the Midway Blitz command post is being dismantled.
- ICE operations are expected to continue in the city even if Border Patrol units shift elsewhere.
- Court orders from Judge Sara Ellis restricting use of force and requiring Bovino to wear a body camera remain in effect while the administration appeals, and she said Bovino admitted lying about being struck by a stone before using tear gas in La Villita.