Federal judge says border patrol chief admitted he lied, in ruling limiting federal agents’ use of force in Chicago

Chicago (CNN) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction restricting the use of force by federal agents in Chicago, finding the Trump administration’s version of recent events involving agents was not credible.

One of the incidents in question was a confrontation between federal agents and protestors, where Gregory Bovino , a top Border Patrol official charged with the immigration crackdown in Chicago deployed tear gas.

Judge Ellis found that Bovino wasn’t hit in the head with a rock prior to deploying tear gas despite claims from the Department of Homeland Security justifying the use of force. “Defendant Bovino admitted that he lied,” she said.

“Video evidence ultimately disproved this,” said Ellis, who is presiding over a case concerning the heavy-handed tactics used by fe