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Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent during the height of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, has filed a civil lawsuit against the federal government.
CBP informed Gregory Bovino in an email on March 2 that the agency was "conducting an official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP." He initiated retirement 16 days later.
The House passed Republicans' $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of the Trump administration.
Testimony about car chases, unauthorized PIT maneuvers, tear gas and shootings dominated the second day of Illinois Accountability Commission hearings about Operation Midway Blitz.
A mayor and a federal lawmaker called for an investigation into the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind blind refugee who went missing after being released by Border Patrol.
As the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent last fall fights for all evidence in her case to be released, new documents show the agent texted jokes to fellow officers and was praised by then-commander Gregory Bovino.
A hearing is scheduled for later this week in the case of Marimar Martinez, the woman who was shot five times by a federal immigration agent in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood last fall.
More demonstrations were planned for Sunday in Chicago after a man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis the day before.
In some cities where federal agents have conducted large-scale immigration operations that officials said would largely target criminals, more people without criminal records were detained in recent months.
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino has left Chicago after two months of controversial enhanced immigration operations.
Several rideshare drivers were arrested by immigration agents on Saturday at the O'Hare International Airport rideshare parking lot.
A woman accused of ramming a car into federal agents before she was shot in the Brighton Park neighborhood in Chicago earlier this month has pleaded not guilty.
The department said that during the incident, the agents got out and fired five shots at the woman, who was inside her car. Both she and the man were able to get away.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's San Diego office has reported a 158% increase in egg interceptions since 2024.
Over the past 25 years, the only time monthly apprehensions came close to the level recorded in February was in April 2017.
Francisco Oropesa is accused of killing five neighbors — including a 9-year-old boy.
