Since the Trump administration began attacking Chicago with increased federal immigration enforcement, it has touted the arrests of people who gathered to protest the operations.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
On Oct. 4, federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois resident Cole Sheridan with assault, obstruction or resisting a federal agent in connection with a situation that occurred near an ICE facility in suburban Chicago. IN affidavit In an attachment to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during October 3 protest.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
This aggressive approach led to several cases in which prosecutors ultimately declined to press their initial charges after video evidence did not appear to support the original charges. Much of the footage (or lack thereof) was obtained from body cameras used by some, but not all, DHS agents working in the city.
On Oct. 4, federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois resident Cole Sheridan with assault, obstruction or resisting a federal agent in connection with a situation that occurred near an ICE facility in suburban Chicago. IN affidavit In an attachment to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during October 3 protest.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
The charges also came after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement agencies to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity,” and opposition to traditional values as factors that may lead an individual to commit acts of political violence. A few days later, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29 to be as aggressive as possible in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach led to several cases in which prosecutors ultimately declined to press their initial charges after video evidence did not appear to support the original charges. Much of the footage (or lack thereof) was obtained from body cameras used by some, but not all, DHS agents working in the city.
On Oct. 4, federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois resident Cole Sheridan with assault, obstruction or resisting a federal agent in connection with a situation that occurred near an ICE facility in suburban Chicago. IN affidavit In an attachment to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during October 3 protest.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
But the reality is that these power operations also affect US citizens. They suggest that federal law enforcement is taking aggressive action against people who record themselves or stage protests. The increased threat of charges after participating in a protest may also have a chilling effect.
The charges also came after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement agencies to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity,” and opposition to traditional values as factors that may lead an individual to commit acts of political violence. A few days later, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29 to be as aggressive as possible in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach led to several cases in which prosecutors ultimately declined to press their initial charges after video evidence did not appear to support the original charges. Much of the footage (or lack thereof) was obtained from body cameras used by some, but not all, DHS agents working in the city.
On Oct. 4, federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois resident Cole Sheridan with assault, obstruction or resisting a federal agent in connection with a situation that occurred near an ICE facility in suburban Chicago. IN affidavit In an attachment to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during October 3 protest.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
These cases are important not only because prosecutors conclusion them in the initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They involve a large number of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned their respective tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration laws (no matter how administrative). High-profile missions, such as a Blackhawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago's South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this effect.
But the reality is that these power operations also affect US citizens. They suggest that federal law enforcement is taking aggressive action against people who record themselves or stage protests. The increased threat of charges after participating in a protest may also have a chilling effect.
The charges also came after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement agencies to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity,” and opposition to traditional values as factors that may lead an individual to commit acts of political violence. A few days later, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29 to be as aggressive as possible in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach led to several cases in which prosecutors ultimately declined to press their initial charges after video evidence did not appear to support the original charges. Much of the footage (or lack thereof) was obtained from body cameras used by some, but not all, DHS agents working in the city.
On Oct. 4, federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois resident Cole Sheridan with assault, obstruction or resisting a federal agent in connection with a situation that occurred near an ICE facility in suburban Chicago. IN affidavit In an attachment to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during October 3 protest.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
A close look at the cases the administration has brought in court shows that the government's charges, mostly of assault or resisting federal officers, falter as they come up against video evidence or the lack thereof. In at least four cases brought in connection with the Midway Blitz protests, federal prosecutors in Chicago either withdrew the charges or had a judge declare they had failed to meet the burden of substantiation, according to a TPM review.
These cases are important not only because prosecutors conclusion them in the initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They involve a large number of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned their respective tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration laws (no matter how administrative). High-profile missions, such as a Blackhawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago's South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this effect.
But the reality is that these power operations also affect US citizens. They suggest that federal law enforcement is taking aggressive action against people who record themselves or stage protests. The increased threat of charges after participating in a protest may also have a chilling effect.
The charges also came after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement agencies to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity,” and opposition to traditional values as factors that may lead an individual to commit acts of political violence. A few days later, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29 to be as aggressive as possible in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach led to several cases in which prosecutors ultimately declined to press their initial charges after video evidence did not appear to support the original charges. Much of the footage (or lack thereof) was obtained from body cameras used by some, but not all, DHS agents working in the city.
On Oct. 4, federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois resident Cole Sheridan with assault, obstruction or resisting a federal agent in connection with a situation that occurred near an ICE facility in suburban Chicago. IN affidavit In an attachment to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during October 3 protest.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
“You hear a lot of elected officials say, they're protesting, they're exercising their First Amendment rights. But you don't go out there and carry around shields and rocks and tear gas grenades – that's not the First Amendment,” said acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. “It's just domestic terrorism.”
A close look at the cases the administration has brought in court shows that the government's charges, mostly of assault or resisting federal officers, falter as they come up against video evidence or the lack thereof. In at least four cases brought in connection with the Midway Blitz protests, federal prosecutors in Chicago either withdrew the charges or had a judge declare they had failed to meet the burden of substantiation, according to a TPM review.
These cases are important not only because prosecutors conclusion them in the initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They involve a large number of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned their respective tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration laws (no matter how administrative). High-profile missions, such as a Blackhawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago's South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this effect.
But the reality is that these power operations also affect US citizens. They suggest that federal law enforcement is taking aggressive action against people who record themselves or stage protests. The increased threat of charges after participating in a protest may also have a chilling effect.
The charges also came after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement agencies to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity,” and opposition to traditional values as factors that may lead an individual to commit acts of political violence. A few days later, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29 to be as aggressive as possible in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach led to several cases in which prosecutors ultimately declined to press their initial charges after video evidence did not appear to support the original charges. Much of the footage (or lack thereof) was obtained from body cameras used by some, but not all, DHS agents working in the city.
On Oct. 4, federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois resident Cole Sheridan with assault, obstruction or resisting a federal agent in connection with a situation that occurred near an ICE facility in suburban Chicago. IN affidavit In an attachment to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during October 3 protest.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Sometimes these people are described as “domestic terrorists”, sometimes “rioters” Greg Bovino – Commander, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with a checkered past who is leading what the Trump administration calls Operation Midway Blitz, called these are “crazy, nasty-mouthed people.” One senior ICE official told Glenn Beck that those arrested during protests against the operation were “imported professional agitators.”
“You hear a lot of elected officials say, they're protesting, they're exercising their First Amendment rights. But you don't go out there and carry around shields and rocks and tear gas grenades – that's not the First Amendment,” said acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. “It's just domestic terrorism.”
A close look at the cases the administration has brought in court shows that the government's charges, mostly of assault or resisting federal officers, falter as they come up against video evidence or the lack thereof. In at least four cases brought in connection with the Midway Blitz protests, federal prosecutors in Chicago either withdrew the charges or had a judge declare they had failed to meet the burden of substantiation, according to a TPM review.
These cases are important not only because prosecutors conclusion them in the initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They involve a large number of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned their respective tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration laws (no matter how administrative). High-profile missions, such as a Blackhawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago's South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this effect.
But the reality is that these power operations also affect US citizens. They suggest that federal law enforcement is taking aggressive action against people who record themselves or stage protests. The increased threat of charges after participating in a protest may also have a chilling effect.
The charges also came after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement agencies to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity,” and opposition to traditional values as factors that may lead an individual to commit acts of political violence. A few days later, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29 to be as aggressive as possible in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach led to several cases in which prosecutors ultimately declined to press their initial charges after video evidence did not appear to support the original charges. Much of the footage (or lack thereof) was obtained from body cameras used by some, but not all, DHS agents working in the city.
On Oct. 4, federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois resident Cole Sheridan with assault, obstruction or resisting a federal agent in connection with a situation that occurred near an ICE facility in suburban Chicago. IN affidavit In an attachment to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during October 3 protest.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
Sometimes these people are described as “domestic terrorists”, sometimes “rioters” Greg Bovino – Commander, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with a checkered past who is leading what the Trump administration calls Operation Midway Blitz, called these are “crazy, nasty-mouthed people.” One senior ICE official told Glenn Beck that those arrested during protests against the operation were “imported professional agitators.”
“You hear a lot of elected officials say, they're protesting, they're exercising their First Amendment rights. But you don't go out there and carry around shields and rocks and tear gas grenades – that's not the First Amendment,” said acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. “It's just domestic terrorism.”
A close look at the cases the administration has brought in court shows that the government's charges, mostly of assault or resisting federal officers, falter as they come up against video evidence or the lack thereof. In at least four cases brought in connection with the Midway Blitz protests, federal prosecutors in Chicago either withdrew the charges or had a judge declare they had failed to meet the burden of substantiation, according to a TPM review.
These cases are important not only because prosecutors conclusion them in the initial stages. The administration has sought, largely successfully, to portray these operations in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and elsewhere as focused on immigration enforcement. They involve a large number of federal law enforcement officers ostensibly assigned their respective tasks: CBP patrols the border; ICE is responsible for enforcing immigration laws (no matter how administrative). High-profile missions, such as a Blackhawk helicopter raid on an apartment building on Chicago's South Side, use pyrotechnics to enhance this effect.
But the reality is that these power operations also affect US citizens. They suggest that federal law enforcement is taking aggressive action against people who record themselves or stage protests. The increased threat of charges after participating in a protest may also have a chilling effect.
The charges also came after the White House released NSPM-7 on September 25. NSPM-7 is a national security memorandum that directs federal law enforcement agencies to consider “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity,” and opposition to traditional values as factors that may lead an individual to commit acts of political violence. A few days later, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois and Oregon on September 29 to be as aggressive as possible in charging “every person suspected of threatening or assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or interfering with federal law enforcement operations.”
This aggressive approach led to several cases in which prosecutors ultimately declined to press their initial charges after video evidence did not appear to support the original charges. Much of the footage (or lack thereof) was obtained from body cameras used by some, but not all, DHS agents working in the city.
On Oct. 4, federal prosecutors charged Oak Park, Illinois resident Cole Sheridan with assault, obstruction or resisting a federal agent in connection with a situation that occurred near an ICE facility in suburban Chicago. IN affidavit In an attachment to the complaint, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent alleged that Sheridan pushed Border Patrol officers during October 3 protest.
However, at last week's hearing this account was called into question. Bovino, a flamboyant CBP commander, was involved in the arrest; He was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident, according to a federal official who attended the hearing.
The lack of video left the judge openly skeptical.
“Without video of the actual physical exchange … there is only hearsay evidence of Bovino's statement,” Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShane. as reported said. McShane concluded that there was no probable cause to support the “assault” portion of the charge, according to order. The magistrate allowed other parts of the charge, including resisting a federal agent, to proceed.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 70, was charged Sept. 29. criminal case on charges of assaulting a federal employee during a protest. The affidavit, written by a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, cited YouTube videos that alleged Briggs swung his arm at a Border Patrol officer and said other officers were on their person at the time.
Days later, federal prosecutors decided to dismiss the original complaint and replace it with a complaint. misdemeanor. This charge did not include the assault charge.
The reversal prompted the magistrate in the case, Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes, to ask to review the same videotapes on which the original affidavit was based, saying in a ruling that the affidavit was “a substantial part of the basis for the Court's initial determination of probable cause on the complaint.”
Magistrate Judge Fuentes ordered two more Midway Blitz cases dismissed after prosecutors refused to support allegations made in the original affidavit. Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Hubert Mazur complaint on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a federal officer. An FBI special agent wrote that after the Border Patrol agent pushed Mazur, they both fell to the ground.
A few days later the prosecutor's office moved to dismiss happening. At the hearing, government lawyers said the decision was influenced by review of additional body camera footage. Judge Fuentes asked prosecutors to confirm, according to the record, that the FBI agent swore under oath that he reviewed video evidence, and that it was that confirmation that prompted the judge to find probable cause.
Paul Ivery was charged Sept. 28 for assault on a federal officer. An HSI agent claimed in an affidavit that Ivery screamed at Border Patrol officers, “I'm going to fucking kill you right now.” He then ran away and grabbed the agent's helmet during the arrest, the affidavit said, citing body camera footage.
Prosecutors closed the case last week, and Fuentes made the same note in the ruling: He found probable cause only because the affidavit quoted video evidence.
Other federal cases against protesters in Chicago have also failed.
One filed against a couple who ICE accused charge of being an “armed rioter” was dismissed after a grand jury declined to indict. Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old Chicago resident and teacher, was accused at DHS press release being a “domestic terrorist” and ramming a government SUV while armed. An affidavit Her case file states that Martinez's vehicle “struck the CBP vehicle and sideswiped it,” contradicting the DHS press release on several counts: According to the affidavit, there were only two vehicles in the convoy, not ten as DHS claimed. A CBP officer allegedly shot Martinez multiple times during this episode.
Her lawyer said the body camera footage undermined the government's case. Instead, the video shows her shouting “la migra” as she drove near immigration enforcement in Chicago, her lawyer told the outlet. Chicago Sun-Times. As she shouted a warning about ICE's presence, the CBP agent allegedly yelled, “Do something, bitch,” before shooting her. The government later allowed the agent to drive the car back to his home in Maine, according to the court order. hearing in action.
The episode attracted national attention. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about it on Thursday. letterdemanding body camera footage and learning how Laura Loomer apparently obtained photos from the scene.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois did not respond to requests for comment.
