Border Patrol Commander Returns To Reignite 'Operation Midway Blitz' In Chicago: Reports

CHICAGO — It appears the boss is back in town. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was seen Tuesday morning in Chicago and in the suburbs in the latest immigration deportation effort by the Department of Homeland Security.

Chicago Tribune is reporting Bovino, who had left "Operation Midway Blitz" last month, along with other top leaders, was in Little Village as part of a renewed effort by federal immigration agents in Chicagoland. Videos of federal agents across the area are circulating on social media.

A source told the media outlet at least 100 federal agents were active in the area on Tuesday.

From his arrival in mid-September through mid-November, Bovino led as many as 200 agents in the immigration enforcement effort throughout Chicago and the suburbs. Last month, prior to his departure, a federal judge had issued a preliminary injunction against Bovino and his agents over their use of excessive force. The ruling followed a number of controversial arrests in which agents, including Bovino, had used tear gas and riot control weapons against people the judge deemed dint not pose an immediate threat.

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