A federal judge took an unprecedented step in overseeing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown throughout the Chicago area. U.S. District
A federal judge took an unprecedented step in overseeing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown throughout the Chicago area.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, appointed to the bench in Illinois by the Obama administration, ordered Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino on Tuesday to report to her daily over immigration enforcement operations in The Windy City, according to multiple reports. The order follows sweeping immigration raids across the city as the Trump administration seeks to remove criminal illegal migrants around the country.
“Mr. Bovino’s going to be here every day at 6 to tell me what happened,” Ellis said, declaring that the meetings would take place every weekday, according to Politico.
“My role is not to tell you that you can or cannot enforce validly passed laws by Congress,” the Obama judge said. “My role is simply to see that any enforcement of those laws is done in a manner that is consistent with your obligations under the law.”
The Trump administration officially launched Operation Midway Blitz in early September, with the stated goal of locating and arresting illegal migrants that have been protected by Chicago’s and Illinois’ sanctuary policies.
