Prosecutors had accused Marimar Martinez and another defendant of ramming their cars into a federal vehicle in October. Her legal team argued it was federal agents who rammed her.

Skip Yates was in his home office when he heard screams and the shrill whistles Chicagoans have been blowing to signal immigration agents are nearby. He peered from his veranda to see large vehicles and tear gas wafting down the street. Yates shut the door as he began coughing, his eyes burning.