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DHS Force Incidents Rise
DHS agents shot 7 people since 2025, with disputed claims and blocked investigations.
In brief
DHS agents shot 7 people since 2025, with disputed claims and blocked investigations. DHS agents killed at least seven people during immigration-related arrests since 2025, with official accounts disputed and local investigations blocked. Originally reported by Straight Arrow.
First DHS Shooting
ICE killed Ruben Ray Martinez during a March 15, 2025 traffic stop in South Padre Island, Texas.
Austin Shooting

ICE shot 28-year-old wilber rafael garcés perez in a texas traffic stop on september twenty, 2026 after he claimed to be delivering door dash.
Minneapolis Shootings

DHS killed two u.s. citizens, renee good and alex pretti, less than a month apart in minneapolis in 2026.
Disputed Accounts

ICE agent christian castro falsely claimed julio cesar sosa-celis attacked him with a broom and shovel during a minneapolis shooting.
“christian castro shot julio cesar sosa-celis during an incident in minneapolis and then claimed sosa-celis attacked him with a broom and shovel”
Video Contradicts Claims

Body cam video showed ice agent silverio villegas gonzalez had no injuries during a september 2025 traffic stop.
“in body cam video, the agent can be heard saying his injuries were nothing major”
No Charges for Shooting

Federal prosecutors declined to charge ice agents in good’s and gonzalez’s shootings, despite video evidence contradicting official claims.
DHS Blocks Investigations
Fbi director kash patel shut down a joint investigation into renee good’s shooting, barring minnesota from pursuing its own.
“fbi director kash patel and senior doj officials shut the investigation down, barring minnesota from pursuing its own”
Austin Investigation Stalled
Austin’s mayor called for an independent probe into the ice shooting, mirroring stalled efforts in minneapolis and chicago.
Accountability Failures

Dhs declined to investigate renee good’s shooting, leading to four top officials resigning from the doj’s civil rights division.
“the doj then pushed minnesota prosecutors to investigate good’s widow’s alleged ties to activist groups, prompting six more resignations”
Consequence
Dhs agents killed at least seven people during immigration-related arrests since 2025, with local oversight blocked and official accounts disputed.
At a glance
DHS agents killed at least seven people during immigration-related arrests since 2025, with official accounts disputed and local investigations blocked.




