U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis ordered Gregory Bovino, who appeared in his Border Patrol uniform, to report to her each weekday at 6 p.m. with information about the day’s confrontations.

A federal judge on Tuesday pressed a senior Border Patrol official over reports that he and other federal immigration officers are continuing to use tear gas and other aggressive tactics on protesters...

“If they are doing their job, they have to be left alone,” the judge said.