Protesters yell toward U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino when he leaves federal court in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Nam Y. Huh)
"The order significantly interferes with the quintessentially executive function of ensuring the Nation’s immigration laws are properly enforced by waylaying a senior executive official critical to that mission on a daily basis," the Justice Department argued.
"We are thrilled this act of judicial overreach has been paused," the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to The Associated Press.
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Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on October 28. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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"VIDEO EVIDENCE," DHS wrote in the post with the video attached.
Last week, on Oct. 22, three illegal immigrants and six U.S. citizens were arrested on charges on what DHS dubbed "one of the most violent days" of Operation Midway Blitz.
Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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