Mark Rivera ABC7

When a woman was set on fire on a CTA Blue line train in November, the Federal Transit Administration demanded a new safety plan for the Chicago transit system. The feds threatening to withhold millions if more aggressive actions are not taken to improve safety.
Tonight the I-Team is getting answers from one of the teams tasked with keeping CTA riders safe and is showing you what we’ve uncovered about the new CTA safety plan after a decades-long history of issues.
The CTA told the I-Team it would share the new safety plan being drafted when it is submitted to the FTA. After its two fiery letters, the FTA declined to comment for this story. The deadline to present an improved safety plan or face federal funding cuts is March 19th.

The I-Team tonight taking an in-depth look at the new security plan submitted by the CTA after a woman was set on fire on the blue line in November.
Investigative reporter Mark Rivera uncovering more about how improvements are being implemented and whether they’re enough.
Fifty million dollars in federal funding for the Chicago Transit Authority is on the line with the CTA under fire from the Federal Transit Administration. The safety plan submitted was deemed “materially deficient” by the FTA. Now the I-Team is learning more about safety changes already underway.
UIC Urban Transportation Center is in talks with the CTA to partner with them on potential future safety research. We’re taking a comprehensive look at CTA Safety and the ongoing threats to withhold funding coming up in an I-Team report tonight at 10pm.

Marimar Martinez was labeled a domestic terrorist by the Trump administration. But the evidence and images like these released within the last 24 hours paints a different picture of what actually happened when she was accused of ramming agents before one of them shot her five times. The I-Team now learning more about an ongoing criminal investigation related to the incident as Martinez plans to sue the Department of Homeland Security.
The US Attorney’s office in Indiana declined to comment citing a pending investigation.
A Border Patrol Spokesperson today telling the I-Team it is quote “committed to the highest standards of conduct, transparency and accountability.”
And that “Consistent with policy, Agent Exum was placed on administrative leave.”
But the department did not answer questions about when that leave began and if it continues to this day.

The ABC7 I-Team tonight with new testimony from high ranking Department of Homeland Security officials, about immigration enforcement activity throughout the country.
For the first time since Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed by federal agents the heads of Customs and Border Protection and ICE testified in Congress. Much of their testimony centering around the safety of federal agents as many democrats called for greater accountability and transparency.
Sanctuary cities and states were a major touch point throughout the hearing as well with the heads of ICE and CBP both saying they make the job of immigration enforcers harder and put the safety of Americans at risk.
They both refused to refute the administration’s stance that Renee Good and Alex Pretti were domestic terrorists.