DHS Force Incidents Rise

DHS agents shot 7 people since 2025, with disputed claims and blocked investigations.

Sep 21, 2026

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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

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ICE killed Ruben Ray Martinez during a March 15, 2025 traffic stop in South Padre Island, Texas.

Austin Shooting

ICE officer Christian Castro is accused of lying to federal investigators about a shooting in Minneapolis in January.

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

A group of 15 Illinois residents filed claims against the Department of Homeland Security over excessive force and civil rights violations they say were perpetr

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

Disputed Accounts

The judge wrote in his ruling that the warning notice federal agents served David Streever with amounted to a First Amendment violation.

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

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

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

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.

Read the original on Straight Arrow

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