Top Trump blitz enforcer calls use of force in Chicago 'exemplary' despite complaints

CHICAGO – President Donald Trump's top enforcer behind Operation Midway Blitz said in a video court deposition that he believes his agents' "uses of force have been more than exemplary" despite citizen complaints that have alleged teargassing, unlawful arrests and beatings.

The sworn testimony of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino, heard in U.S. District Court in Chicago Nov. 5, comes in response to a lawsuit over federal agents’ tactics. A group of clergy, journalists and protesters brought the lawsuit, saying that agents’ tactics are scaring people from exercising their religion and right to free speech.

Among witnesses who testified Wednesday were a local pastor shot in the head with a pepper ball; a suburban elected official whose arrest by Bovino was caught on camera; and two women who recorded immigration crackdowns and were later stopped by agents at gunpoint.

"They aimed it right at me, I could see inside the barrel," said Leslie Cortez, one of the two women. She was approached by agents after recording them arresting day laborers. "My heart accelerated, I was nervous they were going to shoot, I froze."

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"Who you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?" Bovino