Chicago Tribune
Missile shoots through sky over Dubai
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- Missile shoots through sky over Dubai
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- 13 days ago
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- Shekinah Lee, 26, can't get home to Chicago after her flight was cancelled due to the U.S. and Israel's attack on Iran and Iran's retaliatory strikes. She and her friends saw a missile above the Global Village in Dubai Sunday.
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- Chicagoan details the chaos in Puerto Vallarta after cartel violence
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- 20 days ago
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- David Miranda, a freelancer journalist and marketer from Pilsen, said the chaos in Puerto Vallarta calmed down on Monday, but a burnt bus stands as a reminder of the cartel violence. (David Miranda)
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- Meet Illinois guard Destiny Jackson
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- 23 days ago
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- Destiny Jackson’s mindset has propelled her into a crucial role on a young Illinois team that enters the home stretch of the regular season looking to seal a second straight NCAA Tournament berth.
Going into Sunday’s game at Northwestern, the 5-foot-6 guard from Chicago Public League power Young is averaging nine points, 5.2 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals over 26 starts for the Illini (18-8, 8-7 Big Ten).
(Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
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- Body camera footage released in Marimar Martinez shooting case
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martinez by an immigration agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz, including body-worn camera footage showing the tense moments just before their vehicles collided and an email sent later that day by Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praising the agent’s conduct.
“It’s time to get aggressive and get the (expletive) out,” one agent says on a body-cam video as horns blare on Kedzie Avenue in Brighton Park, where Martinez had been following the agents through the neighborhood on the morning of Oct. 4, according to the material released by the U.S. attorney’s office.
Seconds later, the driver, Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum, appears to jerk the steering wheel to the left, in the direction of Martinez’s vehicle alongside them. The video jolts, apparently capturing the collision between the agents’ Chevrolet Tahoe and Martinez’s car.
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- New evidence released in Marimar Martinez shooting
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martinez by a Border Patrol agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz last October, including a body-worn camera video showing the tense moments just before their vehicles collided and text messages sent later by the agent joking and bragging about the shooting.
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- New evidence released in Marimar Martinez shooting
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martinez by a Border Patrol agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz last October, including a body-worn camera video showing the tense moments just before their vehicles collided and text messages sent later by the agent joking and bragging about the shooting.
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- New evidence released in Marimar Martinez shooting
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martinez by a Border Patrol agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz last October, including a body-worn camera video showing the tense moments just before their vehicles collided and text messages sent later by the agent joking and bragging about the shooting.
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- Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A Waymo self-driving car navigates a neighborhood in San Francisco on Dec. 26, 2025, in San Francisco. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
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- Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer
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- 2 months ago
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- An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as “reckless" and unnecessary.
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- Father and son detained by federal agents in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- On Oct. 3, federal immigration agents arrested a father and son who they spotted walking down the street. The son -- who is a U.S. citizen -- briefly tried to shield the his father from the agents' questions before they were both tackled to the ground and arrested. (Loevy & Loevy)
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- Women in Sports: Kendall Coyne Schofield
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- 3 months ago
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- Palos Heights-native Kendall Coyne Schofield is the captain of the Minnesota Frost professional ice hockey team, a two-time champion of the Walter Cup. One of hockey’s most celebrated athletes, the Olympian speaks about her love for the sport and for her team, as well as her commitment to ensure greater opportunities for the next generation of players.
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino interview in Evanston
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino speaks to the Tribune during an immigration enforcement action in Evanston on Dec. 17, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino in Evanston
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino with other federal agents encountered Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and local whistleblowers in the 1900 block of Green Bay Road in Evanston, Dec. 17, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
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- Neighbors and activists confront federal immigration agents in Chicago
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- 3 months ago
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- Neighbors and activists confront federal immigration agents after a morning of raids around Chicago's southwest side and suburbs. (Caroline Kubzansky/Chicago Tribune)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino back in Chicago
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- 3 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino tells furious residents that U.S. Customs and Border Protection "never left" Chicago on the heels of an arrest Tuesday morning, Dec. 16. Bovino told reporters and residents "Merry Christmas if I don't see you again." (Caroline Kubzansky/Chicago Tribune)
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- CTA Holiday Train in Chicago
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The CTA Holiday Train heads south toward the Merchandise Mart, Dec. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino tells agents to force a crowd back from a fence outside Broadview
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino tells agents to force an angry crowd back from a perimeter fence outside the Broadview immigration detention center during a Sept. 27, 2025, protest. “I think if we push this whole f------ block back, that ought to teach ’em a lesson,” Bovino says on an agent’s body-worn camera recording. “And if it doesn’t, we arrest.” (Loevy & Loevy)
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- Man who identifies himself as reporter detained outside Broadview ICE site
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- A man who is heard identifying himself as a reporter is shoved to the ground and detained by federal agents during a Sept. 27 protest outside the immigration detention center in Broadview. “We told you to get back,” an agent tells the man, who replies, “I tried.” (Loevy & Loevy)
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- Federal agents fire pepper spray and lob flash grenades to clear protesters from Broadview ICE site
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Federal agents in tactical gear fire pepper spray balls and lob flash grenades to clear protesters from the street outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. (Loevy & Loevy)
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- Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss reacts to police response during federal agent activity
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- 4 months ago
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- Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss speaks to Evanston police Cmdr. Anthony Correa about the response of officers at the scene were federal agents detained three U.S. citizens. (City of Evanston)
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- Border Patrol agents confronted by residents in Evanston
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Evanston police body-worn camera footage depicts the tense scene on Oct. 31 as officers attempt to separate angry residents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. Later in the video, an SUV carrying Border Patrol agents and three detained U.S. citizens leaves Evanston trailed by Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and an angry crowd of community members. (City of Evanston)
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- Arrest outside Broadview ICE facility captured on video
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- This video showing the Sept. 27, 2025 arrest of protester and military veteran Dana Briggs outside the Broadview ICE facility has been released by a federal magistrate judge after prosecutors dropped misdemeanor assault charges against Briggs last week.
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- Body cam video of arrest outside Broadview ICE facility
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Body cam video of the Sept. 27, 2025 arrest of protester and military veteran Dana Briggs outside the Broadview ICE facility has been released by a federal magistrate judge after prosecutors dropped misdemeanor assault charges against Briggs last week.
The video shows an agent shoving Briggs, 70, to the ground as agents advanced on a group of protesters and told them to move back.
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- Woman gives birth in car after discharged from hospital
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Dolton, Illinois resident Mercedes Wells was discharged from Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital early morning on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 because nurses told her that labor wasn't progressing and she was only dilated 3 cm, according to the family. They were driving to Munster's Community Hospital about eight minutes later when they had to pull over the car when Mercedes delivered her baby. (Video provided by the Wells Family)
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- Woman gives birth in car after discharged from hospital
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Dolton, Illinois resident Mercedes Wells was discharged from Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital early morning on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 because nurses told her that labor wasn't progressing and she was only dilated 3 cm, according to the family. They were driving to Munster's Community Hospital about eight minutes later when they had to pull over the car when Mercedes delivered her baby. (Video provided by the Wells Family)
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- Woman gives birth in car after discharged from hospital
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Dolton, Illinois resident Mercedes Wells was discharged from Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital early morning on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 because nurses told her that labor wasn't progressing and she was only dilated 3 cm, according to the family. They were driving to Munster's Community Hospital about eight minutes later when they had to pull over the car when Mercedes delivered her baby. (Video provided by the Wells Family)
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- Chicago police release redacted video of ICE Brighton Park shooting
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- 4 months ago
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- The Chicago Police Department on Friday released 13 heavily redacted bodyworn camera videos showing the initial response to a crash and shooting in Brighton Park involving federal immigration agents that ended in tear gas.
The videos capture an order relayed to rank-and-file officers from CPD’s Chief of Patrol to “clear out from there, we’re not sending anybody over to that location.” That order remains the subject of a CPD internal affairs investigation.
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- Immigration agents make arrest outside Leighton courthouse
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Immigration agents on Wednesday arrested a man outside of the Leighton Criminal Court Building at 2650 S. California Ave., following a court appearance. A general order from the court prohibits warrantless arrests of people coming to or from court. It was not clear whether agents obtained a warrant. (Cook County Public Defender's Office)
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- Federal agents speak with brothers Ben and Sam Luhmann
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- 4 months ago
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- Federal agents speak with Ben and Sam Luhmann during a traffic stop in Elgin on Oct. 16, 2025. The brothers were monitoring a convoy of federal vehicles when they were stopped. They were eventually released with a verbal warning. (Sam Luhmann)
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- Body cam video, records shed light on Palatine officer’s actions in federal immigration arrest
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- 4 months ago
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- Body-worn camera footage obtained in a Freedom of Information request depicts a Palatine Police officer participating in a federal immigration arrest on Oct. 27, 2025. Village officials have said the officer acted in order to ensure the safety of the man being arrested, the federal agents and the crowd, but others have questioned whether the officer's actions violated state law. (Palatine police)
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- Alderman yells at Gov. JB Pritzker over opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax plan
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, confronts Gov. JB Pritzker after an event in Little Village on Tuesday as Ald. Michael Rodriguez, 22nd, tries to intervene. (Olivia Olander / Chicago Tribune)
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- Alderman yells at Gov. JB Pritzker over opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax plan
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Southwest Side Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, confronts Gov. JB Pritzker about "taxing the rich" after a Veterans Day event in Little Village on Tuesday. (Olivia Olander / Chicago Tribune)
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- Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal ‘blitz’
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Clip 1: Footage from inside the Veraza family vehicle shows a federal agent pepper-spraying Rafael Veraza and his family, including his 1-year-old daughter, from a passing car.
Clip 2: Evelin Herrera holds her daughter Arinna moments after their family car got pepper-sprayed by federal agents Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 outside a Sam’s Club at 26th Street and Ogden Avenue in Cicero. (Evelin Herrera and New Life Centers)
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- Video presented in hearing on arrest of Laugh Factory manager
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- 4 months ago
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- Warning: video contains graphic language.
Agents’ body camera footage that captured Nathan Griffin’s arrest and transport back to the Chicago FBI headquarters mostly shows Griffin handcuffed between two agents and unleashing a steady stream of invectives about the morality of Operation Midway Blitz and the agents’ personal role in the enforcement surge, about to enter its third month in and around Chicago.
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- Demonstrators arrested outside Broadview ICE facility
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- 4 months ago
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- Police arrest 14 women conducting a sit-in outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview on Nov. 7, 2025. (Caroline Kubzansky/Chicago Tribune)
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- Bovino claims agents operate ‘legally, ethically and morally’ same day injunction issued in court
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- 4 months ago
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- U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino talks Nov. 6, 2025, inside a Gage Park gas station convenience store. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
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- Rev. David Black hit by a pepper ball, gets back up at Broadview protest
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- 4 months ago
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- The Rev. David Black gets struck in the head by a pepper ball from federal immigration enforcement personnel and gets back up during a protest in September outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. (Surveillance video provided by the law firm Loevy + Loevy)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition: On his definition of a protester
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino gives his definition of a protester before U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Nov. 4, 2025. (U.S. District Court filing)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Part 2 of Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino's deposition before U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Nov. 4, 2025. (U.S. District Court filing)
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- Rev. David Black hit in the head by a pepper ball from federal immigration enforcement personnel
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The Rev. David Black, lower left, gets struck in the head by a pepperball from federal immigration enforcement personnel during a protest in September outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. (surveillance video provided by the law firm Loevy + Loevy)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Part 1 of Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino's deposition before U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Nov. 4, 2025. (U.S. District Court filing)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition: On agents' actions at Broadview
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino defends his agents' actions at the Broadview immigration facility: “I believe that all uses of force that I’ve seen and all arrests that I’ve seen have been more than exemplary.” (U.S. District Court filing)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition: On encounter with protester Scott Blackburn
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was asked about an encounter with a man, Scott Blackburn, who was protesting at Broadview. The lawyer and Bovino disagreed over whether he used force when he tackled the protester. (U.S. District Court filing)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition: On using tear gas, pepper spray balls at Broadview
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino denies his agents have used tear gas or pepper spray balls against protestors at the Broadview immigration facility. Instead, he says, chemical agents have been used there against "violent rioters," "violent mobs" and "assaultive individuals." (U.S. District Court filing)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition: On Presbyterian pastor who was shot in the head
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- 4 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was asked about Rev. David Black, a Presbyterian pastor who was shot in the head by a federal agent. He declined to answer the question, which was framed as a hypothetical, saying he was "unable to comment on that use of force."
Pressed further, Bovino said, "I don't know what the use of force was here. I can't make a judgment either way because I don't know." (U.S. District Court filing)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition: On 'exemplary' use of force comment
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino stood by a comment he made to a local reporter defending the use of force that he has seen from federal agents at Broadview as "exemplary." Asked if all uses of force during Midway Blitz have been exemplary, he said they have been "more than exemplary." (U.S. District Court filing) (edited)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition: On direct reports
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino testified that he has about 220 people who report directly to him during Midway Blitz. He said he reports directly to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. (U.S. District Court filing)
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition: On use of force in Chicago
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, in a Nov. 4, 2025 videotaped testimony, defends incidents of force he and his agents have used in the Chicago area. "That was not a reportable use of force," Bovino says when asked about his treatment of a protester on Oct. 3 outside the Broadview immigration facility. "I didn't tackle him. I placed him under arrest." (U.S. District Court filing)
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- Oak Brook police DUI arrest of ICE agent
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- 4 months ago
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- An Oak Brook police bodycam video obtained by the Tribune through an open records request captures the early morning Oct. 26, 2025, arrest of Guillermo J. Diaz-Torres, an off-duty ICE agent from Albuquerque, N. M., who was charged with DUI after he crashed a rented 2025 Kia Telluride into a row of tall hedges in the west suburban town. Police allege Diaz-Torres had fallen asleep at an intersection, then crashed the car after a Westmont police officer attempted to wake him.
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- East Chicago woman with schizophrenia who opted for deportation now missing in Mexico
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- 4 months ago
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- A home security video shows federal immigration agents entering the East Chicago residence of Martha Porcallo Martinez on June 12, 2025 and telling her to put her hands up. She was arrested and charged with illegally reentry and sentenced to 6 months in jail on November 3, 2025. She will be deported afterward. Also arrested was her 26-year-old daughter who has schizophrenia. The daughter was taken to an ICE facility and chose to self-deport to Mexico to gain access to her medication. The family now reports her as missing. (Porcallo Martinez family)
