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douglas9

(5,581 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 06:10 AM 9 hrs ago

Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence

The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago last fall, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share evidence that shows how the feds respond when “their agents use deadly force against U.S. citizens.”

Marimar Martinez’s lawyer argued Monday that top Trump administration officials continue to smear her name, and that the White House’s false narrative about her arrest has even seeped into writings by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

All the while, a standard court order bars Martinez from sharing records in her case, such as body-camera footage and electronic communications. Designed to protect against the improper disclosure of evidence, attorney Chris Parente said the order has instead become “a prophylactic to countering a pernicious misinformation campaign mounted by the United States.


https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/26/marimar-martinez-shot-border-patrol-chicago-asks-judge-release-evidence

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Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence (Original Post) douglas9 9 hrs ago OP
Dear gawd UpInArms 8 hrs ago #1
K& R democrank 8 hrs ago #2
Poor lady! How horrific wolfie001 7 hrs ago #3
Bacon Sure Is Tasty MayReasonRule 7 hrs ago #6
If the case is over, I don't see why it can't be released. She should be allowed to clear her reputation. Vinca 7 hrs ago #4
I'm not the least bit surprised... GiqueCee 7 hrs ago #5
I Greatly Appreciate Your Use of His Full Moniker! The Roux Comes First 28 min ago #12
Kick and recommend bronxiteforever 6 hrs ago #7
The ICE/CBP snowball just keeps rollin' downhill. rubbersole 6 hrs ago #8
This is what the criminal regime has done all along and it is exhausting! mysteryowl 6 hrs ago #9
WGN radio just interviewed her lawyer mucifer 2 hrs ago #10
K & R Evolve Dammit 2 hrs ago #11

wolfie001

(7,277 posts)
3. Poor lady! How horrific
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 07:34 AM
7 hrs ago

Nazi fuckers. Abolish ICE. Scrolito is the clown who cited a 17th century British jurist that condemned women as witches and said it was OK for a man to rape his wife. Pig.
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Vinca

(53,468 posts)
4. If the case is over, I don't see why it can't be released. She should be allowed to clear her reputation.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 07:47 AM
7 hrs ago

GiqueCee

(3,520 posts)
5. I'm not the least bit surprised...
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:02 AM
7 hrs ago

... to see that sanctimonious shitweasel, Justice Samuel Alito, has joined the dogpile on Ms Martinez.

rubbersole

(11,058 posts)
8. The ICE/CBP snowball just keeps rollin' downhill.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:57 AM
6 hrs ago

Preserve all the communication evidence. The Tribunals will need it to "clear your names".

mucifer

(25,577 posts)
10. WGN radio just interviewed her lawyer
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 01:12 PM
2 hrs ago

Their audience is now very anti ice I swear things are changing.

I know they normally have mixed audiences in terms of republicans and democrats.

Things are changing.

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