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Federal Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Chicago Woman Shot by Border Patrol Agent

HeadlineNov 21, 2025

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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