“The government also backed away from its case against Marimar Martinez, 31, a U.S. citizen who was shot by federal agents during an Oct. 4 encounter in Chicago and accused by the Trump administration of trying to attack the officers.”

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“The material was assembled when the government was pursuing a now-defunct criminal case against Ms. Martinez, alleging that she used her car to assault federal agents and prevent them from enforcing immigration laws in Chicago amid widespread protests. Prosecutors dropped the charges after lawyers for Ms. Martinez, who survived the shooting, raised concerns about the preservation of evidence.”

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“In Chicago, where a Border Patrol agent shot and wounded a woman last year, prosecutors dropped the charges against her after concerns about preservation of evidence were raised. The woman, Marimar Martinez, has since sought to clear her name and has pushed back against the Trump administration’s description of her as a domestic terrorist.”

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“On Oct. 4, Marimar Martinez, a teacher’s assistant in a Montessori school, was driving in Chicago when she observed federal immigration agents on patrol. ... Moments later, the agent in the vehicle, Charles Exum, fired multiple shots into Martinez’s car, hitting her again and again. ... Prosecutors for the government charged Martinez with assaulting a federal officer and accused her of trying to ram Exum with her car. ... The government dropped its case against Martinez a month later”

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