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November 21, 2025

Federal Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Chicago Woman Shot by Border Patrol Agent
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In Chicago, federal prosecutors have abruptly dropped charges against
Marimar Martinez, a woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol officer
as she joined a convoy of vehicles trailing federal agents carrying out
immigration raids. Prosecutors dismissed the case without explanation on
Thursday after defense lawyers presented evidence that the Border Patrol
agent had swerved into Martinez's vehicle and later bragged in text
messages about shooting her.


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