Mayor Brandon Johnson tells DC crowd he will 'set up a pathway' to prosecute Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino
At a speech just blocks from the White House Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he would prepare the city for the future prosecution of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino for creating “chaos” during the Trump administration’s surge of immigration agents in Chicago last year.
Bovino, who was the public face of Operation Midway Blitz, became a symbol of the incursion that led to the detention of 4,500 people in the Chicago area. As one of the few unmasked agents in the operation, Bovino chided area Democratic elected officials, angered a federal judge for his over-the-top tactics and threw tear gas canisters at protesters while cameras recorded him.
Bovino also became a fixture in the federal action in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area this month, before President Donald Trump sidelined him this week following the shooting deaths of two civilians at the hands of federal agents.
“It’s unfortunate,” Johnson said, “that it will take time for people to understand what a nasty individual he is.”
“Whether it’s litigation, whether it’s press conferences or whether it’s legislation, the next step that we’re going to have to try — and I’m committed to doing this — is how to set up a pathway for someone like Gregory Bovino to be prosecuted,” the Democratic mayor said at a National Press Club luncheon.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-hold-bovino-accountable/
Good luck with that, Mr.. Mayor, but I'm 100% behind you!