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Marimar Martinez, Other Chicagoans Testify at Congressional Hearing on Immigration Enforcement
Martinez said federal agents must face accountability after she was shot five times, as Democrats used the hearing to press for DHS reforms.
- On Wednesday, Marimar Martinez testified before the House Homeland Security Committee, describing how Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum shot her five times on Oct. 4 in Chicago.
- Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum shot Martinez five times after a traffic collision near 39th Street and Kedzie Avenue; federal officials then falsely labeled her a 'domestic terrorist' despite later dropping charges.
- Rev. David Black testified that ICE agents shot him with pepper balls while he prayed outside a detention facility. Black urged lawmakers to dismantle ICE and CBP, calling their activities "abhorrent."
- House Democrats led the hearing demanding accountability for federal immigration officials, though nearly all Republicans failed to attend, reflecting deep partisan division over agency tactics and oversight.
- The hearing occurred amid a 67-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over agency funding and reforms sought by Democrats to curb immigration enforcement tactics.
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US citizens shot by ICE beg Congress to rein in federal immigration agents • Maine Morning Star
Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by immigration enforcement agents in Chicago, testifies during a public forum on the violent use of force by Department of Homeland Security agents at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 3, 2026 in Washington, D.C. She also was a witness at an official congressional hearing on April 22, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Nearly all Republicans on the House Hom…
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US citizens shot by ICE beg Congress to rein in federal immigration agents
Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by immigration enforcement agents in Chicago, testifies during a public forum on the violent use of force by Department of Homeland Security agents at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 3, 2026 in Washington, D.C. She also was a witness at an official congressional hearing on April 22, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Nearly all Republicans on the House Hom…
‘Like I was disposable to him:’ Marimar Martínez testifies at congressional committee hearing about Border Patrol shooting
Marimar Martínez, who has become prominent voice against aggressive immigration enforcement since being shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago in October, testified on Wednesday in Washington, D.C
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