Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez

[erronis]

https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/10/marimar-martinez-the-chicago-woman-shot-by-border-patrol-agent-expected-to-file-lawsuit-release-evidence

Martinez is expected to announce a new lawsuit stemming from her Oct. 4 shooting by a Border Patrol agent at a press conference Wednesday. Her attorneys say newly released evidence will show an agent lied to the FBI about firing five shots into her front windshield.

The Border Patrol agent who shot Marimar Martinez in October appeared to turn his steering wheel to the left, toward Martinez's car, in body-camera footage of the incident released Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Chicago.

The agent did so right after agents inside the Chevrolet Tahoe he was driving said, "it's time to get aggressive" and "we're going to make contact, we're boxed in."

After the Tahoe collided with Martinez's Nissan Rogue, an agent could be heard saying "we've been struck, we've been struck" as Border Patrol agent Charles Exum gets out of the vehicle. Five gunshots are then heard off-camera.

As the footage continues, another agent climbs out of the vehicle, points his weapon and yells "don't you f---ing move" as he appears to secure the area.

The footage seems to undermine the initial Homeland Security claim that Martinez and another man "rammed" the Tahoe driven by Exum that also carried the two additional agents. It also appears to support Martinez's claim that Exum swerved his Tahoe in her direction.

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[David__77]

1. These tactics will certainly become more common domestically. It's inevitable, after using them abroad so extensively.

[moniss]

2. Excellent point. nt