CHICAGO — In his highly anticipated appearance in a federal courtroom Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino — who has become the face of the Trump administration’s ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz” Chicago-area immigration enforcement campaign — did very little of the talking.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis had ordered Bovino to her courtroom after allegations he’d personally thrown canisters of tear gas into a crowd last week in violation of Ellis’ Oct. 9 temporary restraining order restricting agents’ use of force on protesters. And Tuesday’s appearance won’t be the last; the judge ordered Bovino to appear in front of her each evening for the next week.

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Ellis began the hearing

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