Woman Shot by Federal Agents in Chicago Testifies on 2nd Day of Illinois Accountability Commission

State commission finds agent abuses were ‘greenlit by Washington’ for Operation Midway Blitz

By Maggie Dougherty The Illinois Accountability Commission has spent the last six months reviewing incidents of alleged misconduct by federal immigration agents in Chicago amid Operation Midway Blitz. What it has found, commission officials said, is evidence of three major policy directives that permitted and encouraged agent misconduct, stemming from top Trump administration officials. The last two commission hearings held Monday and Tuesday fe…

Marimar Martinez testifies at Illinois commission: ‘I just acted like any human being’

Marimar Martínez testified at the final hearing of the Illinois Accountability Commission, which examined the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement operation this fall.

Woman shot by federal agents in Chicago testifies on 2nd day of Illinois Accountability Commission

Marimar Martinez testified on the 2nd day of the IL Accountability Commission, as they assess immigration enforcement in "Operation Midway Blitz."

New evidence revealed in Border Patrol shooting of Chicago woman

A state commission unveiled new evidence in the shooting of Marimar Martinez by a Border Patrol officer in Chicago.

Illinois Accountability Commission Finds No Justification for Shooting of Marimar Martinez by Federal Agent

An Illinois commission created to document alleged abuses committed by federal immigration agents has determined a Border Patrol agent had no justification when he shot Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park last year.