"Within hours, while Martinez was still being treated for her wounds at a hospital, the Department of Homeland Security blamed her for the shooting and labelled her a "domestic terrorist." She told me that she wanted the public to see how D.H.S. had distorted what had happened to her."
"There have been at least seventeen shootings by federal immigration officers in the past year. Four of them have been fatal. In those cases, and in others, D.H.S. has accused the victim of having attacked agents, even when evidence emerges contradicting its account. "The truth does not matter," a lawyer in another shooting case said."
Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen, was shot five times by a federal immigration officer at a Chicago truck stop. While she received emergency care, DHS immediately blamed her and labeled her a domestic terrorist. Martinez sought to unseal evidence to expose how DHS distorted the facts. Investigation revealed at least seventeen shootings by federal immigration officers in the past year, with four fatalities. In multiple cases including those of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, DHS accused victims of attacking agents despite contradictory evidence. Legal experts and affected individuals confirm that DHS prioritizes its narrative over factual accuracy in these incidents.
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