Tensions Mount as Agents, Including Gregory Bovino, Clash With Chicagoans NYT | Top Stories By: Julie Bosman 24 October 2025 at 07:59 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. © Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times, via Associated PressGregory Bovino, at center, with federal agents during a confrontation with residents in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Thursday.