Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss the charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month in Brighton Park, one of the most high-profile criminal cases to result from the Trump administration’s’ “Operation Midway Blitz.”

The feds moved Thursday morning to dismiss the indictment that had been brought against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, hours ahead of a status hearing in the case. Defense attorneys for the pair have been aggressively challenging evidence and sought a speedy trial.

The motion from assistant U.S. attorneys Ronald DeWald and Aaron Bond did not explain the decision. A U.S. attorney’s office spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis heard testimony two weeks ago about what happe

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