Since the Trump administration began attacking Chicago by beefing up federal immigration enforcement, the arrests of people who gathered to protest the operations have been touted.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois, resident Cole Sheridan on Oct. 4 with assaulting, obstructing or resisting a federal agent over a situation that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago. in Affidavit Attached to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during the Oct. 3 protest.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
This aggressive approach has led to… Multiple cases Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue their initial charges after video evidence apparently failed to support the original allegations. Most of the footage — or lack thereof — came from body-worn cameras, worn by some, but not all, of the Department of Homeland Security agents working in the city.
Federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois, resident Cole Sheridan on Oct. 4 with assaulting, obstructing or resisting a federal agent over a situation that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago. in Affidavit Attached to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during the Oct. 3 protest.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
The accusations also come after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” as well as opposition to traditional values as factors that might prompt a person to commit acts of political violence. Days later, District Attorney Pam Bondi Directed to prosecutors In the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29, it must be maximally aggressive in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach has led to… Multiple cases Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue their initial charges after video evidence apparently failed to support the original allegations. Most of the footage — or lack thereof — came from body-worn cameras, worn by some, but not all, of the Department of Homeland Security agents working in the city.
Federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois, resident Cole Sheridan on Oct. 4 with assaulting, obstructing or resisting a federal agent over a situation that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago. in Affidavit Attached to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during the Oct. 3 protest.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
But the truth is that these arrogant operations also affect American citizens. It involves federal law enforcement taking aggressive steps against people who record their actions or who organize protests. The increased threat of facing charges after showing up at a protest can also have a chilling effect.
The accusations also come after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” as well as opposition to traditional values as factors that might prompt a person to commit acts of political violence. Days later, District Attorney Pam Bondi Directed to prosecutors In the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29, it must be maximally aggressive in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach has led to… Multiple cases Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue their initial charges after video evidence apparently failed to support the original allegations. Most of the footage — or lack thereof — came from body-worn cameras, worn by some, but not all, of the Department of Homeland Security agents working in the city.
Federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois, resident Cole Sheridan on Oct. 4 with assaulting, obstructing or resisting a federal agent over a situation that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago. in Affidavit Attached to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during the Oct. 3 protest.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
These cases are important not just because prosecutors are Withdrawal them in their initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They include large numbers of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned to related tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration law (to the extent it is administrative). Exhilarating missions, such as a Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago’s South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this impression.
But the truth is that these arrogant operations also affect American citizens. It involves federal law enforcement taking aggressive steps against people who record their actions or who organize protests. The increased threat of facing charges after showing up at a protest can also have a chilling effect.
The accusations also come after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” as well as opposition to traditional values as factors that might prompt a person to commit acts of political violence. Days later, District Attorney Pam Bondi Directed to prosecutors In the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29, it must be maximally aggressive in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach has led to… Multiple cases Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue their initial charges after video evidence apparently failed to support the original allegations. Most of the footage — or lack thereof — came from body-worn cameras, worn by some, but not all, of the Department of Homeland Security agents working in the city.
Federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois, resident Cole Sheridan on Oct. 4 with assaulting, obstructing or resisting a federal agent over a situation that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago. in Affidavit Attached to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during the Oct. 3 protest.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
A closer look at the cases the administration has taken to court shows that the government’s charges, most of which involve assaulting or resisting federal officers, falter when faced with video evidence or the lack thereof. In at least four cases brought in connection with protests against the Midway Blitz, federal prosecutors in Chicago have either withdrawn charges or asked a judge to declare that they failed to meet their burden of probable cause, according to a TPM review.
These cases are important not just because prosecutors are Withdrawal them in their initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They include large numbers of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned to related tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration law (to the extent it is administrative). Exhilarating missions, such as a Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago’s South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this impression.
But the truth is that these arrogant operations also affect American citizens. It involves federal law enforcement taking aggressive steps against people who record their actions or who organize protests. The increased threat of facing charges after showing up at a protest can also have a chilling effect.
The accusations also come after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” as well as opposition to traditional values as factors that might prompt a person to commit acts of political violence. Days later, District Attorney Pam Bondi Directed to prosecutors In the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29, it must be maximally aggressive in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach has led to… Multiple cases Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue their initial charges after video evidence apparently failed to support the original allegations. Most of the footage — or lack thereof — came from body-worn cameras, worn by some, but not all, of the Department of Homeland Security agents working in the city.
Federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois, resident Cole Sheridan on Oct. 4 with assaulting, obstructing or resisting a federal agent over a situation that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago. in Affidavit Attached to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during the Oct. 3 protest.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
“You hear a lot of elected officials say, they’re out there protesting, they’re out there exercising their First Amendment rights. But you can’t go in there and charge shields and rocks and tear gas grenades — that’s not the First Amendment,” said Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. “That’s right, it’s just domestic terrorism.”
A closer look at the cases the administration has taken to court shows that the government’s charges, most of which involve assaulting or resisting federal officers, falter when faced with video evidence or the lack thereof. In at least four cases brought in connection with protests against the Midway Blitz, federal prosecutors in Chicago have either withdrawn charges or asked a judge to declare that they failed to meet their burden of probable cause, according to a TPM review.
These cases are important not just because prosecutors are Withdrawal them in their initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They include large numbers of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned to related tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration law (to the extent it is administrative). Exhilarating missions, such as a Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago’s South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this impression.
But the truth is that these arrogant operations also affect American citizens. It involves federal law enforcement taking aggressive steps against people who record their actions or who organize protests. The increased threat of facing charges after showing up at a protest can also have a chilling effect.
The accusations also come after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” as well as opposition to traditional values as factors that might prompt a person to commit acts of political violence. Days later, District Attorney Pam Bondi Directed to prosecutors In the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29, it must be maximally aggressive in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach has led to… Multiple cases Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue their initial charges after video evidence apparently failed to support the original allegations. Most of the footage — or lack thereof — came from body-worn cameras, worn by some, but not all, of the Department of Homeland Security agents working in the city.
Federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois, resident Cole Sheridan on Oct. 4 with assaulting, obstructing or resisting a federal agent over a situation that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago. in Affidavit Attached to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during the Oct. 3 protest.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Sometimes he describes these people as “domestic terrorists,” and other times “TroublemakersGreg Bovino — the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commander with a checkered past who leads what the Trump administration calls Operation Midway Blitz — Named They are “deranged individuals with vile mouths.” A senior ICE official Glenn Beck said Those detained during the protests against the operation are “professional agitators who are being brought in.”
“You hear a lot of elected officials say, they’re out there protesting, they’re out there exercising their First Amendment rights. But you can’t go in there and charge shields and rocks and tear gas grenades — that’s not the First Amendment,” said Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. “That’s right, it’s just domestic terrorism.”
A closer look at the cases the administration has taken to court shows that the government’s charges, most of which involve assaulting or resisting federal officers, falter when faced with video evidence or the lack thereof. In at least four cases brought in connection with protests against the Midway Blitz, federal prosecutors in Chicago have either withdrawn charges or asked a judge to declare that they failed to meet their burden of probable cause, according to a TPM review.
These cases are important not just because prosecutors are Withdrawal them in their initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They include large numbers of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned to related tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration law (to the extent it is administrative). Exhilarating missions, such as a Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago’s South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this impression.
But the truth is that these arrogant operations also affect American citizens. It involves federal law enforcement taking aggressive steps against people who record their actions or who organize protests. The increased threat of facing charges after showing up at a protest can also have a chilling effect.
The accusations also come after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” as well as opposition to traditional values as factors that might prompt a person to commit acts of political violence. Days later, District Attorney Pam Bondi Directed to prosecutors In the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29, it must be maximally aggressive in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach has led to… Multiple cases Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue their initial charges after video evidence apparently failed to support the original allegations. Most of the footage — or lack thereof — came from body-worn cameras, worn by some, but not all, of the Department of Homeland Security agents working in the city.
Federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois, resident Cole Sheridan on Oct. 4 with assaulting, obstructing or resisting a federal agent over a situation that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago. in Affidavit Attached to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during the Oct. 3 protest.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Sometimes he describes these people as “domestic terrorists,” and other times “TroublemakersGreg Bovino — the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commander with a checkered past who leads what the Trump administration calls Operation Midway Blitz — Named They are “deranged individuals with vile mouths.” A senior ICE official Glenn Beck said Those detained during the protests against the operation are “professional agitators who are being brought in.”
“You hear a lot of elected officials say, they’re out there protesting, they’re out there exercising their First Amendment rights. But you can’t go in there and charge shields and rocks and tear gas grenades — that’s not the First Amendment,” said Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. “That’s right, it’s just domestic terrorism.”
A closer look at the cases the administration has taken to court shows that the government’s charges, most of which involve assaulting or resisting federal officers, falter when faced with video evidence or the lack thereof. In at least four cases brought in connection with protests against the Midway Blitz, federal prosecutors in Chicago have either withdrawn charges or asked a judge to declare that they failed to meet their burden of probable cause, according to a TPM review.
These cases are important not just because prosecutors are Withdrawal them in their initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They include large numbers of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned to related tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration law (to the extent it is administrative). Exhilarating missions, such as a Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago’s South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this impression.
But the truth is that these arrogant operations also affect American citizens. It involves federal law enforcement taking aggressive steps against people who record their actions or who organize protests. The increased threat of facing charges after showing up at a protest can also have a chilling effect.
The accusations also come after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” as well as opposition to traditional values as factors that might prompt a person to commit acts of political violence. Days later, District Attorney Pam Bondi Directed to prosecutors In the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29, it must be maximally aggressive in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach has led to… Multiple cases Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue their initial charges after video evidence apparently failed to support the original allegations. Most of the footage — or lack thereof — came from body-worn cameras, worn by some, but not all, of the Department of Homeland Security agents working in the city.
Federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois, resident Cole Sheridan on Oct. 4 with assaulting, obstructing or resisting a federal agent over a situation that occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago. in Affidavit Attached to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during the Oct. 3 protest.
But at a hearing last week, that account was called into question. Bovino, the flashy CBP commander, participated in the arrest. According to a federal official at the hearing, he was not wearing a body camera during the incident.
This lack of video raised open skepticism from the judge.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange…there is only evidence of Bovino’s hearsay,” Judge Heather K. McShane It is said He said. McShane found there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge to request. The judge allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29 via Criminal complaint Charged with felony assault of a federal officer during a protest. The affidavit, filed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, cited YouTube videos alleging Briggs waved his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were wearing their cameras at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the initial complaint and replace it with a complaint misdemeanor. This charge omitted the allegation of assault.
This reversal prompted the judge in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, asked to review the same videos on which the initial affidavit was based, saying in his order that the sworn affirmation was “a significant part of the basis on which the court’s initial determination of probable cause of the complaint was based.”
District Judge Fuentes terminated two other cases in the Midway Blitz case after prosecutors refused to support allegations in the initial affidavit. Federal prosecutors charged Hubert Mazur by felon complaint Charged with misdemeanor resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after a Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur back, the two fell to the ground.
Days later, the prosecution moved to… to reject The case. At a hearing, government lawyers said a review of additional body-worn camera footage prompted the decision. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, by subpoena, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed the video evidence, and that that assertion was what led the judge to find probable cause.
It was Paul Avery Charged on September 28 for felony assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent alleged in an affidavit that Avery shouted at Border Patrol officers: “I’m going to kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed an agent’s helmet during his arrest, the affidavit said, citing body-worn camera footage.
Prosecutors dropped that case last week and Fuentes made the same record in a warrant: He only found probable cause because the affidavit quote Video evidence.
Cases of other resisting federal officers against protesters in Chicago also fell short.
One, filed against a couple that ICE accused They were dismissed as “armed rioters” after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, 30, is a Chicago resident and teacher accused At DHS press release For being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. that Affidavit The lawsuit filed in her case said Martinez’s car “struck and side-swiped a CBP vehicle,” which contradicted the DHS press release at a few points: There were only two cars in the convoy, according to the affidavit, not ten, as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during the episode.
Her lawyer said the body-worn camera footage undermined the government’s narrative there. Instead, a video showed her screaming “la migra” while driving alongside immigration authorities in Chicago, her lawyer told the newspaper. Chicago Sun-Times. As she screamed a warning about the presence of ICE, a CBP agent allegedly shouted, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car to his home in Maine, according to the court Hearing In this case.
That episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday letterto demand body camera footage and find out how Laura Loomer apparently received photos from the scene.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
