Texan killed by ICE months before Minneapolis woman
The Texas Tribune • • nation
Key Points:
- Three months into President Trump's mass deportation campaign, an ICE officer fatally shot 23-year-old U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in South Padre Island while assisting local police at a car crash scene, a fact only recently disclosed through records obtained by American Oversight.
- DHS confirmed the shooting, alleging Martinez intentionally ran over an agent who sustained a knee injury; Martinez was shot multiple times and later died at a hospital.
- The incident contradicts DHS's public messaging about the deportation effort and highlights a lack of transparency, prompting calls from Texas lawmakers for investigations and the release of body camera footage.
- The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the shooting, occurring amid heightened scrutiny of immigration enforcement and state cooperation with federal authorities
