Federal immigration agents led a caravan Thursday morning across Chicago’s Southwest Side, making several stops to question residents on their immigration status.
The caravan, led by U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino, began in Little Village around 11 a.m. and continued south toward Chicago Lawn.
Federal agents pulled over at a Shell gas station near 53rd Street and Kedzie Avenue, where Bovino was seen going inside and heard asking a man if he was a U.S. citizen. Bovino was also heard asking a clerk about the gas station’s immigration hiring policy.
As he was exiting the gas station, a Sun-Times reporter asked Bovino what he was doing in the neighborhood and he responded, “Federal immigration enforcement.”
It wasn’t known if any arrests were made.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not respond to a request for comment.
The caravan attracted several residents who followed agents throughout the neighborhoods blowing whistles and honking their car horns.
Federal immigration enforcement agents stop a group of people to question their citizenship Thursday as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leads a caravan on the Southwest Side.
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leads a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents, making several stops to question residents on their immigration status, Thursday on the Southwest Side.
Federal immigration enforcement agents question a man about his citizenship Thursday as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leads a caravan on the Southwest Side.
A resident yells, “He’s a U.S. citizen!” after federal immigration enforcement agents questioned a man about his citizenship Thursday on the Southwest Side.
A federal immigration enforcement agents runs down an alley to pursue a potential suspect Thursday as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leads a caravan, making several stops to question residents on their immigration status, on the Southwest Side.
A rapid responder blows a whistle as federal immigration enforcement agents stop a group of people to question their citizenship Thursday on the Southwest Side.
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino asks a man about his citizenship Thursday as he leads a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents on the Southwest Side.
A resident watches Thursday as a federal immigration enforcement agent demands a rapid responder stop following the caravan of agents, led by U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, on the Southwest Side.
A federal immigration enforcement agent looks out an SUV’s window Thursday as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leads a caravan, making several stops to question residents on their immigration status, on the Southwest Side.
A resident watches from a front porch Thursday as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents stop at a Shell gas station near West 53rd Street and South Kedzie Avenue on the Southwest Side.
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino chats with a customer at a gas station near West 53rd Street and South Kedzie Avenue as he stops while leading a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents Thursday on the Southwest Side.
People watch and take photos as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents stop at a Shell gas station Thursday near West 53rd Street and South Kedzie Avenue on the Southwest Side.
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino buys an energy drink and Slim Jims as he and a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents stop at a Shell gas station Thursday near West 53rd Street and South Kedzie Avenue on the Southwest Side.
People watch and take photos as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents stop at a Shell gas station Thursday on the Southwest Side.
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino buys an energy drink and Slim Jims as he and a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents stop at a Shell gas station Thursday on the Southwest Side.
People watch and take photos from a doorway Thursday as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents stop at a Shell gas station near West 53rd Street and South Kedzie Avenue on the Southwest Side.
People watch and take photos Thursday as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents stop at a Shell gas station near West 53rd Street and South Kedzie Avenue on the Southwest Side.
A resident waves the Mexican flag Thursday as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents stop at a Shell gas station near West 53rd Street and South Kedzie Avenue on the Southwest Side.
Federal immigration enforcement agents keep watch as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino greets Chicago Police Department personnel Thursday while leading a caravan on the Southwest Side.
Chicago Police Department personnel direct traffic Thursday as U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino leads a caravan of federal immigration enforcement agents, making several stops to question residents on their immigration status, on the Southwest Side.
