Hi, everyone. It's 4 o'clock here in Washington, D.C. I'm Alicia Menendez in for Nicole Wallace.

The cruelty, the violence, the impunity with which they act.

Practically every defining feature of the second Trump administration and the efforts to hold

Team Trump accountable collided in a Chicago courtroom today.

A federal judge sharply questioning top border patrol commander Gregory Bovino.

Over brutal tactics federal agents have used against protesters and journalists in Chicago,

especially in the wake of her order that puts limits on the use of tear gas by immigration authorities.

The Chicago Sun Times reporting the judge Sarah Ellis told Bovino, quote,

It is difficult for me to see that the force being used is necessary to stop an immediate and serious threat of physical harm to a person.

At times, Judge Ellis was sharply critical about how Bovino handled incidents

between residents and federal agents. Ellis saying, quote, that was the instance as well where

children were present and they were dressed up in their Halloween costumes. Those kids were

tear gassed on their way to celebrate Halloween in their local school parking lot.

These kids, you can imagine their sense of safety was shattered on Saturday,

and it's going to take a long time for that to come back, if ever.

Residents, journalists, and protesters laid out multiple alarming incidents by federal agents.

Enrique Bahena submitted to the court this picture after he was shot by a pepper ball from just five feet away.

He says he was on his way to work when he witnessed federal officers holding guns and advancing on a crowd.

Combat veteran Chris Gentry says that, quote, as agents were driving away,

they pointed a pepper ball gun and then a real gun as he was lawfully standing on the side of the road

voicing his opposition as agents were driving by in their vehicles. The agent who pointed the

real gun at Mr. Gentry's face said, bang, bang, and you're dead, liberal.

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