# DHS Force Incidents Rise

> DHS agents shot 7 people since 2025, with disputed claims and blocked investigations.
- Title: DHS Force Incidents Rise · Straight Arrow | Shortify
- Summary: DHS agents shot 7 people since 2025, with disputed claims and blocked investigations. DHS agents killed at least seven people during immigration-related…
- Keywords: u.s. customs and border protection, department of homeland security, texas, immigration and customs enforcement, minnesota, shooting, news, politics, world, DHS, Force, Incidents
- Source: Straight Arrow — https://san.com/cc/from-austin-to-minneapolis-mapping-the-rise-in-dhs-deadly-force-incidents
- Published: 2026-09-21T22:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: u.s. customs and border protection, department of homeland security, texas, immigration and customs enforcement, minnesota, shooting, news, politics, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

DHS agents killed at least seven people during immigration-related arrests since 2025, with official accounts disputed and local investigations blocked.