Mr. Bovino, a Border Patrol leader, appeared to use tear gas during a confrontation with residents on Thursday. Plaintiffs in a suit over federal tactics say that violated a court order.

The agents were joined by Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino, just days after a federal judge ordered him to sit for a deposition regarding the government’s handling of protesters during “Operation Midway Blitz,” President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign in the Chicago area.

Federal immigration agents accompanied by Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino swarmed Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood Wednesday, community leaders said, arresting at least seven people, including U.

Someone was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly trying to hit federal agents in a vehicle on Chicago's Southwest Side, Cicero police said. Separately, a Chicago alderman says his staff was among U.