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Texas man was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show
Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot after ICE agents said he struck an officer; the incident was undisclosed for nearly a year amid ongoing investigations and family disputes.
- On March 15, 2025, Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in South Padre Island and pronounced dead at Valley Regional Medical Center, Brownsville.
- HSI Harlingen BEST Maritime Group was assisting South Padre Island Police Department during a major vehicle accident when agents ordered a blue four-door Ford to stop and the driver accelerated, striking an HSI special agent.
- The ICE incident report, which is heavily redacted, shows an HSI supervisory special agent fired multiple rounds through the open driver-side window, the passenger was taken into custody, and the struck HSI agent was treated and released.
- The Texas Rangers say the investigation is active, while attorneys Charles M. Stamm and Alex Stamm and Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa demand transparency, records, and possible grand-jury review.
- Documents from American Oversight reveal the case after an almost year-long delay, and Newsweek used Freedom of Information Act lawsuit records to expose a pattern of federal shootings since the immigration enforcement crackdown.
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Records show ICE agent fatally shot U.S. citizen nearly a year ago in Texas, as lawmaker seeks public hearing
Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot in South Padre Island, Texas, in March 2025. ICE's involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until more than 11 months after the shooting.
DHS agent shot & killed US citizen in 2025, several rounds fired - records reveal amid Trump's crackdown on immigration
The Department of Homeland Security agent reportedly fired multiple rounds at the 23-year-old US citizen. The agent who was hit with a car went to the hospital for a knee injury and was later released, as per the records obtained by a nonprofit watchdog group
DHS Agent Killed US Citizen in March 2025, Records Show
A federal immigration agent shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Texas in March 2025, months before the Trump administration began its deportation surge in Minnesota that led to the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, according to records released this week. Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was killed by agents with the Department of Homeland Security, attorneys for Martinez’s family said in a statement. A DHS agent fired multiple rounds at Marti…
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