Jason Meisner

Jason Meisner has covered the federal courts beat since 2013, writing about political corruption, terrorism and gang racketeering. In 2018, he was part of the Tribune's award-winning team covering the historic murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke.

Marimar Martinez attends a press conference with her lawyers on Feb. 11, 2026, in Chicago’s Loop after the release of body camera videos and text messages from the Border Patrol officer who shot her last year in the Brighton Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Marimar Martínez lawyers say officials ‘created a culture of violence’ among agents

February 11, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

Lawyers for Marimar Martínez, the Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in October, said evidence released this week "shows the world" that Trump administration officials "have created a...

Body camera video shows Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum driving in evidence made public from the federal investigation into Marimar Martínez, who was shot five times and wounded by Exum on Oct. 4, 2025, following a traffic crash at 39th Street and South Kedzie Avenue. Assault charges against Martínez were dismissed on Nov. 20, 2025. (U.S. attorney's office)

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised agent after shooting Marimar Martínez in Chicago, evidence shows

February 10, 2026 at 11:06 p.m.

A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martinez by a Border Patrol agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz last October, including a...

Juan Espinoza Martinez with his three U.S.-born children. Espinoza Martinez is facing deportation despite a jury finding him not guilty of putting a bounty on Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino during Operation Midway Blitz. (Family photo)

Judge says Chicago man acquitted in Bovino murder-for-hire plot being unlawfully detained

February 7, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

A federal judge in Indiana has ruled immigration officials are unlawfully detaining a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr....

Marimar Martínez, who was shot five times by a federal agent 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. (Aaron Schwartz/Getty)

Judge agrees to lift protective order, allow release of evidence in Marimar Martinez shooting

February 6, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Saying the federal government has shown "zero concern" about ruining the reputation of a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent, a federal judge on Friday agreed to lift...

Marimar Martínez, who was shot five times by an immigration enforcement agent in Chicago, testifies during a public forum on the violent use of force by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Aaron Schwartz/Getty)

Marimar Martínez plans to attend Trump’s State of the Union speech, lawyer says

February 5, 2026 at 5:27 p.m.

Marimar Martínez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, will attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech before Congress later this month,...

Congressional candidate Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, right, and her deputy campaign manager Andre Martin, far left, leave with their attorneys and supporters from Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Jan. 28, 2026, after a hearing for charges of conspiracy during a protest outside the Broadview ICE facility in September. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Trial set for May in ‘Broadview Six’ conspiracy case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters

February 5, 2026 at 5:59 p.m.

A federal judge on Thursday set a May trial date in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case accusing a group of Democrats and other protesters of conspiring to impede immigration...

Indiana judge bars feds from deporting Chicago man acquitted of Gregory Bovino murder-for-hire

February 4, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

A federal judge in Indiana has temporarily barred federal officials from deporting a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr....

‘It seemed like time stopped’: Marimar Martinez recounts shooting by immigration agent at Washington forum

February 3, 2026 at 8:01 p.m.

Marimar Martinez’s testimony comes after weeks of blowback against the immigration enforcement raids that have rattled cities like Chicago.

Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting in Minneapolis, Jan. 14, 2026. (Adam Gray/AP)

‘Your day will come’: Schaumburg man accused of threatening FBI agent after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

February 2, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

A Schaumburg man has been arrested on charges of doxing and threatening an FBI agent whose information was stolen from a government vehicle during a protest over an immigration-related shooting...

Dr. Anosh Ahmed, chief operating officer at Loretto Hospital, is seen at the Austin neighborhood hospital on April 30, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Fugitive ex-Loretto Hospital exec Anosh Ahmed arrested in Serbia on fraud charges

January 28, 2026 at 6:35 p.m.

Fugitive former Loretto Hospital executive Anosh Ahmed, who fled to Dubai before his indictment on massive fraud charges, has been arrested in Serbia and is awaiting extradition to stand trial...

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