Lawyer for woman shot by immigration agent in Chicago seeks protective order – Chicago Tribune
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Citing the recent “executions” of two U.S. citizens by immigration agents in Minneapolis, a lawyer for a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in October asked a judge to allow bodycam footage and other evidence from the incident to be made public.
In his eight-page motion, attorney Christopher Parente wrote that despite all charges being dropped against his client, Marimar Martinez, in November, the government “continues to prosecute her character in the court of public opinion,” with labels of “domestic terrorist” and other falsehoods still visible on official government websites and social media.
Parente also said two U.S. citizens by immigration officers this month in Minnesota — Renee Good and Alex Pretti — were “engaged in similar peaceful protests as Ms. Martinez at the time of their killings.”
Read the full story from the Tribune’s Jason Meisner.
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