Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions

Source Chicago Reader
Original Load Date Sept. 29, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Last Updated Sept. 29, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicagoreader.com/news/ice-flock-alpr-marimar-martinez/

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Federal authorities tapped into a network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and surveillance cameras operated by Chicagoland police while trying—ultimately unsuccessfully—to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz for interfering with immigration agents last year, according to court rec...