First known U.S. citizen killed in Trump immigration crackdown, records show
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The article describes a March 2025 incident in which a federal DHS immigration agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, in South Padre Island, Texas; Martinez allegedly hit another DHS agent with his car, prompting defensive gunfire. It is described as the first known killing of a U.S. citizen during Trump’s immigration crackdown, and the case is under Texas Rangers investigation. Martinez’s family lawyers called for a full, fair investigation, and watchdog American Oversight released redacted records highlighting a surge in ICE use-of-force incidents as immigration enforcement funding expands through 2029.
- DHS agent killed US citizen in March 2025, records show Reuters
- Ruben Ray Martinez Was Killed in an Undisclosed ICE Shooting in March, His Family Says The New York Times
- Records show ICE agent fatally shot U.S. citizen nearly a year ago in Texas, as lawmaker seeks public hearing CBS News
- Texan shot dead by ICE agent months before killings in Minneapolis, records show The Texas Tribune
- DHS confirms ICE agent shot, killed driver during spring break on South Padre Island BorderReport
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