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Tear Gas Used in Chicago’s Little Village After DHS Says Driver Fired at Border Agents

The clash refocuses attention on Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s Chicago operations after a judge faulted the agency’s accounts of earlier force.

Overview

  • Border Patrol convoys led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino moved through Little Village on Nov. 8 as residents trailed the vehicles and confronted agents for hours.
  • Homeland Security says a man in a black Jeep fired at agents near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue, with no injuries reported.
  • Agents deployed tear gas on crowds in Little Village and used pepper spray in Cicero, and video shows Bovino holding a tear gas canister though it is unclear if he deployed it.
  • Chicago police assisted with crowd control and blocked streets, preventing residents from continuing to follow the convoy.
  • Legal monitors reported at least nine protesters taken into federal custody, and recent court proceedings spotlighted use-of-force concerns after Bovino admitted he lied about being hit by a rock in a prior incident.