Court Allows Public Release of Border Patrol Agent's Texts in Chicago Shooting

A federal judge in Chicago ruled that text messages from Border Patrol agent Charles Exum after he shot Marimar Martinez can be released to the public, saying they offer insight into credibility and how DHS leadership viewed the incident; the ruling also permits broader release of body-camera footage, emails, investigative reports and 911 audio, while denying some data like license-plate reader footage; Martinez’s case was dropped by prosecutors, and her team seeks to further illuminate the record to counter DHS’s domestic-terrorist labeling.