Marimar Martinez was shot five times during Operation Midway Blitz.
An attorney for a Chicago woman shot and wounded by a Customs and Border Protection agent during Operation Midway Blitz is asking a federal judge to allow public release of evidence, including body-camera footage, electronic communications and photographs. The request aims to counter what he calls ongoing harm to his client’s reputation and to inform the public about the government’s response.
Although prosecutors dismissed the case against Martinez in late November, attorney Joseph Parente argues the government continues a “counter-factual public relations war,” noting online statements labeling her a “domestic terrorist.”
Parente says there is good cause to modify the protective order so factual evidence about the Oct. 4 shooting and DHS’s response can be shared publicly.