It’s just the latest controversy to hit Bovino, the divisive and controversial Border Patrol commander now leading operations in Illinois. Bovino was accused last week of breaching a court order when he was filmed throwing tear-gas at protesters, which was partly why he had been hauled into court in the first place.

Bovino, a nearly 30-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol, has emerged as a central figure in Trump's aggressive immigration strategy.

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to sit for a deposition Thursday morning in a lawsuit over his agency’s immigration enforcement tactics in the Chicago area.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis made the comment Wednesday evening, after the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to put a temporary hold on her standing appointment with U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino.

Lawyers for the Justice Department are asking a federal appeals court for an administrative stay pausing an order that requires Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino meet in person with Judge Sara Ellis each day.