"An account given in court on Monday by the attorney of a woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent "really makes it sounds like" the agent "tried to murder an anti-ICE protester in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him," said one researcher, referring to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, whose agents have descended on the Chicago area in recent weeks and have violently raided homes and assaulted community members there."
"Christopher Parente, an attorney for Marimar Martinez, spoke at a hearing Monday at a federal courthouse two days after federal officers accused her of driving toward them in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago. Parente said body camera footage called the account of federal prosecutors and Border Patrol into question, as it showed a Border Patrol agent saying to Martinez, "Do something, bitch" before pulling over and shooting her at least five times."
""We need a zero tolerance policy for lying by law enforcement," said Jonathan Cohn, political director of Progressive Mass. Martinez and another driver, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, were charged Sunday with felony assault of a federal officer, with prosecutors saying they were "aggressively" driving in a "convoy" including several vehicles. The Chicago Sun-Times noted that a statement by DHS after the incident referenced a loaded gun in Martinez's car, which was not mentioned in the charges filed."
Federal officers in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood accused a woman of driving toward them and a Border Patrol agent shot her multiple times. Her attorney presented body-camera footage showing an agent saying "Do something, bitch" before pulling over and firing at least five shots. A researcher said the footage suggests the agent tried to murder an anti-ICE protester and that DHS lied to cover for him. Authorities charged Marimar Martinez and another driver with felony assault of a federal officer, alleging aggressive convoy driving. DHS issued a statement referencing a loaded gun in Martinez's car that did not appear in the charges.
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