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CHICAGO – A Border Patrol agent cracking down on immigration in Chicago appeared to brag about shooting a woman he said assaulted him, according to text messages obtained by USA TODAY.
A Customs and Border Patrol agent appeared to brag to fellow agents about his marksmanship when he shot a woman five times after their cars collidedin Chicago last month, text massages shown in court revealed.
Lawyer Patrick Jaicomo said he expects a tidal wave of lawsuits nationwide against federal agents by U.S. citizens and non-citizens in communities impacted the most by federal agents over the last several months.
A federal judge was expected to rule Wednesday after he called the conditions at an ICE detention facility in a Chicago suburb "disgusting."