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A top Border Patrol official was deposed in court over the use of tear gas during an immigration operation in Chicago. Border czar Tom Homan is defending the chief’s actions.

"He’s a professional. He's a patriot. And I believe he's going to do well in court," Homan said Tuesday on "The Faulkner Focus."

Greg Bovino, chief of the Border Control sector in El Centro, California, is accused of deploying tear gas canisters at protesters earlier this month.

It comes after complaints of excessive force and a judge’s restraining order limiting riot control techniques against peaceful protesters and the press.

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Homan argued that ag

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