Judge cites Fox interview undermining DOJ claim | JQJO

U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis rebuked government lawyers after Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino told Fox News he welcomed her nightly check-ins, contradicting Justice Department claims the meetings would be “extraordinarily disruptive” and cause “irreparable harm.” A Seventh Circuit panel paused Ellis’s order during Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois, while plaintiffs noted Bovino’s remarks. Ellis oversees a media groups’ suit over agents’ treatment of protesters and journalists, and has ordered bodycam and use-of-force reports. The clash follows a canceled children’s parade and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s plea to halt operations, which DHS Secretary Kristi Noem rejected.