The deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino nearly ground to a halt last week as government lawyers repeatedly objected to questions by plaintiffs’ attorneys, including some about communications between Bovino and White House advisor Stephen Miller, court records obtained by the Tribune show.

The impasse prompted attorneys for both sides to go before U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in the middle of Bovino’s sworn testimony on Thursday, where lawyers for the Justice Department complained that Bovino was being asked questions that were overbroad, poorly constructed and were not directly tied to the claims in the underlying lawsuit about the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”

During the hearing, Justice Department attorney Sarmad Khojasteh piqued the fr

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