U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino watches as agents detain a man they found painting a house in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2025, during immigration enforcement operations. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino talks with a Waukegan police officer while conducting an immigration enforcement action on Nov. 7, 2025, in Waukegan. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune),
A man yells at Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino near a Home Depot parking lot in Cicero, Nov. 8, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Members of the community yell at Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino during immigration enforcement action on Nov. 7, 2025 in Waukegan. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with other agents while conducting an immigration enforcement action in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago on Nov. 6, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, walks with other agents while conducting an immigration enforcement sweep in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on Nov. 6, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino shakes hands with Chicago police Sgt. Glenn Polanek after the Border Patrol’s convoy of vehicles stopped Nov. 6, 2025, next to Marquette Park on Chicago’s South Side. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino carries tear gas, a rifle and a body camera while conducting immigration enforcement operations on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with agents conducting immigration enforcement sweeps in the Edison Park neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino makes small talk with a concrete worker after his agents questioned the man for his citizenship documents on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves a Skokie gas station after purchasing food and drinks on Oct. 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino buys drinks at a Skokie gas station while conducting immigration enforcement actions in the area on Oct. 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino buys drinks and food at a Skokie gas station while conducting immigration enforcement sweeps on Oct. 31, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino watches as agents detain a man they found in an H Mart parking lot in Niles, Oct. 31, 2025, during immigration enforcement operations. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with agents while detaining a man working near Frederick Stock Public School during immigration enforcement operations on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino signals toward federal agents after exiting the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol agents escort Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as he leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino prepares to drive away in his vehicle after exiting the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino signals to other agents as he leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
A protester watches as Border Patrol agents arrive to escort Cmdr. Gregory Bovino from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 28, 2025, after Bovino testified in front of Judge Sara Ellis about a temporary restraining order on their use of force. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
A protester stands outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse during Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s hearing on Oct 28, 2025, in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol agents arrive to escort Cmdr. Gregory Bovino from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 28, 2025, after Bovino testified. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, right, prepares to drive away after exiting the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after testifying on Oct. 28, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Protesters stand outside the fencing surrounding the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse during Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s hearing on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Protesters stand outside the fencing surrounding the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse during Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s hearing in Chicago, Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
U.S. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, right, warns protesters near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 3, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Gregory Bovino, U.S. Border Patrol field boss, center, leads several federal agents toward protesters as dozens of people clash with federal agents and Illinois State Police near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 3, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Residents watch while Gregory Bovino, chief U.S. Border Patrol agent, second from left, and other federal officers finish their march along North Clark Street by the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, walks with other federal agents near the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, after walking through downtown as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Gregory Bovino, center, a U.S. Border Patrol official, stands with other federal agents near the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, after walking through downtown as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, stands with other federal agents near the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, after walking through downtown as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Gregory Bovino, chief U.S. Border agent, stands with other federal officers near the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, after walking through downtown as part of an immigration blitz show of force. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
An annotated image from video in a court document appears to show Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino lobbing a canister underhand while standing in a parking lot next to federal immigration agents in the Little Village neighborhood on Oct. 23, 2025. (U.S. District Court records)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, including Border Patrol sector chief Greg Bovino in the bow, head east along the Chicago River toward Lake Michigan on Sept. 25, 2025. Four CBP boats were spotted traveling on the river before they docked just south of Navy Pier. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
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U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino watches as agents detain a man they found painting a house in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2025, during immigration enforcement operations. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was recently deposed as part of a lawsuit over the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz, and transcripts of the proceedings show his questioning grew testy immediately.
Attorneys in the case sparred as Bovino at times evaded questions on the controversial conduct of his agents, who drew sharp criticism for confronting Chicagoans and using tear gas in city neighborhoods.
Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
Read the transcripts of the deposition below.
