Border Patrol Chief Bovino says Chicago efforts ‘vindicated’ after court reverses order restricting operations

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Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino declared the Trump administration’s Chicago immigration crackdown "vindicated" Monday after a federal appeals court threw out a sweeping injunction that had curtailed enforcement operations in the city. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit tossed out a preliminary injunction against federal officers enforcing immigration law in the Chicago area issued by Obama-appointed Judge Sara Ellis. The circuit court issued a blistering rebuke of Ellis’ injunction, calling it "overbroad" and "constitutionally suspect." The ruling effectively erases the lower court’s restrictions on federal immigration operations in Chicago, delivering a legal victory to federal immigration authorities and giving the controversial official fresh political ammunition after months of backlash. After the ruling, Bovino posted on X, "Chicago efforts vindicated!!! Well done." "What's not suspect is legal, ethical, and moral Border Patrol Agents conducting operations in Chicago. Well done, Border Patrol! TRUTH came through!" he wrote in another post. JEWISH LEADERS WANT CHICAGO MAYOR TO CREATE ANTISEMITISM TASK FORCE Bovino was recently pulled out of his leading role in Minneapolis amid intense controversy over the killing of two anti-ICE activists, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, by federal officers. He has faced intense criticism from Democrats across the country. In his previous role as Border Patrol commander at large, Bovino became the face of many of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations, including Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles . Bovino was replaced by border czar Tom Homan as head of the Minneapolis operation in January. He was returned to his previous role as chief of the Border Patrol's El Centro Sector in Southern California. Despite the criticisms leveled against him, after the circuit court ruling, Bovino touted Border Patrol agents as the "most highly trained, experienced agency ready to…