US EditionChicago Man Cleared in Border Patrol Bounty Trial Now Faces Immigration Proceedings
Juan Espinoza Martinez was acquitted of murder-for-hire but taken into federal custody due to lapsed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status amid increased immigration enforcement.
- On Tuesday, attorneys confirmed Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, was taken into immigration custody and faces deportation after his murder-for-hire acquittal last week in Chicago.
- Part of Operation Midway Blitz, his case was among roughly 30 prosecutions in the Chicago area, and he couldn't reapply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in 2020 due to financial hardship, Bianca Hernandez said.
- Evidence presented included messages and an informant, with prosecutors relying on Snapchat messages referencing a $10,000 bounty and a photo of Gregory Bovino, but the trial judge barred gang mentions.
- Defense attorneys Jonathan Bedi and Dena Singer said the federal government labeled Espinoza Martinez a `criminal illegal alien` and engaged in `character assassination`, sparking protests in Little Village neighborhood.
- The case has fueled skepticism of Trump administration immigration narratives, as the Department of Homeland Security dismissed the jury's verdict after deliberating less than four hours.
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Chicago man cleared in Border Patrol bounty trial now faces immigration proceedings
A Chicago carpenter cleared of accusations that he put a $10,000 bounty on the life of a Border Patrol commander’s life has been taken into immigration custody.
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsImmigration authorities have arrested the man who was acquitted this week of a commissioned murder plot directed at Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino.Juan Espinoza Martínez, 37, was arrested on Friday morning by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE), confirmed lawyer Jonathan Bedi to the Chicago Sun-Times.This occurred less than 24 hours after a federal jury declared Espinoza Martínez not guilty of a commission murder charge…
Jury Acquits Chicago Resident of Murder-for-Hire Plot on Border Patrol Commander
The defendant, Juan Espinoza Martinez, was detained by immigration agents after being found not guilty and faces deportation. The post Jury Acquits Chicago Resident of Murder-for-Hire Plot on Border Patrol Commander appeared first on South Side Weekly.
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