US judge orders top official in Chicago immigration crackdown to appear in court daily until Nov. 5 hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ordered the top U.S. Border Patrol official overseeing an immigration crackdown in Chicago to appear in court every weekday until a November 5 hearing following allegations that agents unnecessarily used violent force and tear gas.

(Reporting by Diana Jones and Renee Hickman in Chicago and Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing by Franklin Paul)