Border Patrol and ICE Operations

Jury will hear closing arguments in the federal trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez in Chicago, accused of an alleged murder‑for‑hire plot against Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino based largely on Snapchat messages offering $2,000 for information and “10k if u take him down” alongside a photo that were sent to his brother and to informant Adrian Jimenez, who testified he reported them to Homeland Security. Judge Joan Lefkow barred prosecutors from portraying Martinez as a “ranking member” of the Latin Kings; the defense, which rested without calling Martinez, says the messages were neighborhood gossip, jokes or anger about immigration policy rather than a real plot.