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douglas9

(5,814 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 07:10 AM Jan 2026

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

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

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

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


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

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Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence (Original Post) douglas9 Jan 2026 OP
Dear gawd UpInArms Jan 2026 #1
K& R democrank Jan 2026 #2
Poor lady! How horrific wolfie001 Jan 2026 #3
Bacon Sure Is Tasty MayReasonRule Jan 2026 #6
If the case is over, I don't see why it can't be released. She should be allowed to clear her reputation. Vinca Jan 2026 #4
I'm not the least bit surprised... GiqueCee Jan 2026 #5
I Greatly Appreciate Your Use of His Full Moniker! The Roux Comes First Jan 2026 #12
Kick and recommend bronxiteforever Jan 2026 #7
The ICE/CBP snowball just keeps rollin' downhill. rubbersole Jan 2026 #8
This is what the criminal regime has done all along and it is exhausting! mysteryowl Jan 2026 #9
WGN radio just interviewed her lawyer mucifer Jan 2026 #10
The times, they are a-changing'. Roy Rolling Jan 2026 #13
K & R Evolve Dammit Jan 2026 #11
OMG, yes! ShazzieB Jan 2026 #14

wolfie001

(7,866 posts)
3. Poor lady! How horrific
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:34 AM
Jan 2026

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

(54,203 posts)
4. If the case is over, I don't see why it can't be released. She should be allowed to clear her reputation.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:47 AM
Jan 2026

GiqueCee

(4,536 posts)
5. I'm not the least bit surprised...
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 09:02 AM
Jan 2026

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

rubbersole

(11,259 posts)
8. The ICE/CBP snowball just keeps rollin' downhill.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 09:57 AM
Jan 2026

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

mucifer

(25,704 posts)
10. WGN radio just interviewed her lawyer
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 02:12 PM
Jan 2026

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

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

Things are changing.

Roy Rolling

(7,670 posts)
13. The times, they are a-changing'.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 05:21 PM
Jan 2026

This is just round two of the anti fascist crusade.

They should have quit after Hitler.

ShazzieB

(22,771 posts)
14. OMG, yes!
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 05:30 PM
Jan 2026

I hope the judge agrees to lift that order. Desperate times call for desperate meadures!

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