Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised Chicago and Evanston police departments for “assistance” on Wednesday as he and federal immigration agents drove through Chicago and the suburbs, prompting elected officials and residents to criticize police for alleged cooperation.

High-profile Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went nose-to-nose Wednesday with the progressive mayor of the Chicago suburb of Evanston after federal authorities detained at least ten people

The tense standoff between Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss came after federal agents detained a man at a gas station in the northern suburb, one of at least 10 arrests recorded Monday.

Community groups say at least 15 people were arrested, including an immigrant living in the U.S. without legal permission, who the Department of Homeland Security says has a criminal history and damaged a Border Patrol vehicle with a rock.

Locals said Gregory Bovino’s “Green Machine” came roaring back to the city—and immediately taunted an immigrant rights office.

As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts causing turmoil in Chicago and elsewhere,