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Cybele Mayes-Osterman

US citizen who was shot by immigration agent in Chicago files lawsuit alleging he fired from behind

US Immigration Enforcement Chicago - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

An American citizen shot by a Customs and Border Protection agent one year ago during a sweeping immigration crackdown in Chicago filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Monday, alleging the agent lied about the shooting and fired into her vehicle from behind.

Federal prosecutors initially accused Marimar Martinez, then 30, of using her vehicle to strike and box in agent Charles Exum’s SUV on Chicago’s southwest side on Oct. 4, 2025, during “Operation Midway Blitz.” Exum then exited his car and opened fire, leaving Martinez with seven gunshot wounds.

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