Bovino Doesn’t Have to Report to Judge, Seventh Circuit Rules

The US Border Patrol official leading an aggressive Chicago-area immigration enforcement surge doesn’t have to check in daily with the judge overseeing a suit challenging his agents’ use of force, an appellate court ruled Friday.

Gregory Bovino was ordered to come to court each evening and report to Judge Sara Ellis about use-of-force incidents in the Chicago area. Ellis has repeatedly expressed concerns that Bovino and his agents are flouting her order regarding the use of weapons like tear gas on protesters.

But that order violates the separation of powers, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found ...