Politics & Government
Judge Expected To Rule On Release Of Bodycam Video In Shooting Of Marimar Martinez By Federal Agents
In a filing on Thursday, Parente said the Trump administration is still refusing to back down from its attacks on Martinez.
Updated on: February 6, 2026 / 6:04 AM CST
A federal judge in Chicago is expected to rule on Friday on whether body camera footage will be released, showing border patrol agents shooting a woman five times in Brighton Park.
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Martinez was shot five times in Brighton Park on Oct. 4, 2025. Federal agents claimed she chased them and rammed her car into an agent's car during an immigration protest near Pershing Road and Kedzie Avenue, but nearly two months after she was shot, federal prosecutors dropped assault charges that had been filed against her. A judge dismissed them with prejudice, which prevents the government from filing them against her again.
Attorney Christopher Parente has sought to have body camera video footage and other evidence from her criminal case released, arguing the Trump administration has continued to describe her as a "domestic terrorist" who rammed federal agents with her car, even after prosecutors dropped the criminal case against her.
