After the Trump administration aggressively sought an "extraordinary" writ to shut down a federal judge's order, which required a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) chief to provide daily in-person updates in court about "use of force activities," a federal appeals court in Illinois promptly halted the command and set the stage for a potential judicial scolding.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis of the Northern District of Illinois made waves by requiring Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino to appear in court, and in person, each day during the week at 5:45 p.m. to "report on […] use of force activities."

The order was issued in the context of a civil lawsuit over "Operation Midway Blitz," alleging federal agents unleashed "brutality" on Chicago-area streets to "prevent the

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