DHS keeps making false claims about people. It's part of a broader pattern

"On a Saturday in early October, Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old teacher and American citizen, was driving her car when she noticed federal immigration agents in her Chicago neighborhood. She began following them, as did the driver of another car. She honked her horn and shouted "la migra" to warn her neighbors that immigration agents were nearby. As she drove alongside a Chevy Tahoe driven by Border Patrol agents, the vehicles made contact who swerved into whom is a point of dispute."

"Martinez then began to drive away. A Border Patrol agent fired at her five times. The Department of Homeland Security quickly alleged Martinez had "rammed" the Border Patrol vehicle. "This woman who, by the way, is a Montessori school teacher with no criminal history she's now, all of a sudden, a 'domestic terrorist,'" her attorney, Chris Parente, told NPR. "This is before there's any investigation done." Federal prosecutors dropped all charges against Martinez, who survived the shooting."

"But a Department of Homeland Security press release with her name, mug shot and the accusation that she is a "domestic terrorist" is still online, as are a number of posts on X by high level Trump administration officials that paint her as a criminal who attacked law enforcement. One post with allegations about her was reshared by FBI Director Kash Patel and inaccurately links to video footage from a different incident she had nothing to do with."

Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old American Montessori teacher, drove in her Chicago neighborhood after noticing federal immigration agents and honked "la migra" to warn neighbors. Her vehicle and a Chevy Tahoe driven by Border Patrol agents made contact while drivers dispute who swerved. As Martinez drove away, a Border Patrol agent fired five shots at her; she survived. The Department of Homeland Security alleged she had "rammed" the federal vehicle and posted her name and mug shot labeling her a "domestic terrorist." Federal prosecutors dropped all charges. Multiple posts on X by senior administration officials amplified inaccurate allegations and linked unrelated footage.

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