One man is at the forefront of the media frenzy around the White House’s immigration strategy: Gregory Bovino. While he has served in the U.S. Border Patrol under various capacities for years, Bovino has taken a front-facing role in the second Trump administration.

U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis is the second federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois to find that federal agents have presented unreliable testimony about their actions and the actions of Chicagoans in response to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort.

Bovino has become the public face of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago, known as “Operation Midway Blitz.” The judge called him into court one day after attorneys accused him of tossing tear gas into a crowd in the Little Village neighborhood

The deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino nearly ground to a halt last week as government lawyers repeatedly objected to questions by plaintiffs’ attorneys, court records show.

A judge ordered Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino to report to her every weekday on immigration enforcement efforts in the Chicago area.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was set to face tough questions in court Thursday, in part of an ongoing fight over how federal agents are handling immigration enforcement in Chicago.

The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Public Media petitioned U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis to release the recordings, which were filed under seal as part of a lawsuit led by the Chicago Headline Club.

Before Thursday's ruling limiting the feds’ use of force, the Homeland Security secretary encouraged the Border Patrol chief to go hard at protesters opposing Chicago’s deportation blitz.

Border Patrol chief faces court deposition over tear gas use against Chicago immigration protesters as Trump's border czar defends controversial tactics.