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The incident involving Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, has been a key part of the court proceedings challenging immigration tactics in Chicago.
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino's account of the timing when he got hit in the head by a rock was questioned by the judge.
Police in Juarez, Mexico, on Friday surrounded a house near the Rio Grande where they believed men who shot at the U.S. Border Patrol earlier in the day were hiding.
“Moments after exiting the CBP Vehicle, the Martinez Vehicle drove northbound ” at the agent and he “proceeded to fire approximately five shots from his service weapon at the driver of the Martinez Vehicle,” prosecutors wrote in a criminal complaint last month.
A Customs and Border Patrol agent appeared to brag to fellow agents about his marksmanship when he shot a woman five times after their cars collidedin Chicago last month, text massages shown in court revealed.
Gregory A. Lairmore, a 23-year veteran, said he was not injured but could feel the impact of the sandwich through the ballistic vest.
Patrol Chief Jon Hein faced a flood of criticism — from ex-cops, internet trolls and members of his own department — after his officers were ordered not to respond to the Oct. 4 shooting in Brighton Park.
One man is at the forefront of the media frenzy around the Trump administration’s immigration strategy: Gregory Bovino. While he has served in Border Patrol under various capacities for years, Bovino has taken a front-facing role in the second Trump administration.