First known U.S. citizen killed in Trump immigration crackdown, records show
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.