New records reveal ICE officer fatally shot Texas man during traffic-control incident

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Newly released records show an ICE officer fatally shot Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, in South Padre Island during a traffic-control incident, a finding that adds scrutiny to the Trump era's immigration crackdown; the DHS report says Martinez accelerated toward officers after failing to follow directions and struck an agent, prompting gunfire; the Texas DPS is investigating, while critics call for greater transparency and congressional scrutiny as similar fatal encounters drew national attention in Minnesota.
- Texan shot dead by ICE agent months before killings in Minneapolis, records show KERA News
- Witness Who Disputed ICE Account of Ruben Ray Martinez Shooting Dies in Car Accident The New York Times
- Texas candidate demands ICE shooting footage. Abbott warns on Mexico travel El Paso Times
- DHS agent killed US citizen in March last year, records reveal Al Jazeera
- Newsweek: ICE Fatally Shot a U.S. Citizen Nearly a Year Before Killing Renee Good and Alex Pretti Democracy Now!
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