"Federal prosecutors moved on Thursday to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot several times by a border patrol agent last month during the federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area. Prosecutors had accused Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ruiz, 21, of using their vehicles to strike and box in border patrol agent Charles Exum's SUV on 4 October on Chicago's south-west side, during the Trump administration's aggressive anti-immigration crackdown dubbed Operation Midway Blitz. Exum then exited his car and opened fire on Martinez,"
"Since Operation Midway Blitz began in September, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has characterized protesters as violent rioters and vowed to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. But of the more than two dozen people arrested for impeding or assaulting federal officers or other protest-related offenses, none have gone to trial and charges have been dropped against at least nine of them. Judges have expressed skepticism over the strength of some cases."
Federal prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss charges against Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ruiz, 21, who were accused of using their vehicles to strike and box in border patrol agent Charles Exum's SUV on 4 October on Chicago's southwest side. Exum exited his vehicle and opened fire on Martinez, who suffered seven gunshot wounds. The dismissal motion was filed hours before a status hearing and marked a reversal in a high-profile case tied to Operation Midway Blitz. The US attorney's office said it continually evaluates new facts. Multiple protest-related arrests have not proceeded to trial, and at least nine charges were dropped. DHS labeled protesters violent and pledged prosecutions, while judges expressed skepticism about case strength. Prosecutors also moved to dismiss charges against Dana Briggs, a 70-year-old army veteran arrested during a protest.
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