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

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 7, 2026, 2 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 7, 2026, 2 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/07/judge-man-acquitted-bovino-detention/

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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. Gregory Bovino. Juan Espinoza Martinez, who has lived in Chicago for decades but is not a U.S. citizen, [ was tak...