# Ice Agents Act with Impunity

> ICE officers kill and evade accountability in record numbers.
- Title: Ice Agents Act with Impunity · The New Yorker | Shortify
- Summary: ICE officers kill and evade accountability in record numbers. ICE officers killed 23 people in 2026 with no federal charges while expanding arrests and…
- Keywords: ice, federal immigration, dhs, ice officers, immigration arrests, deportation orders, noncitizen voting, homeland security, ice detention centers, ice operations, politics, news
- Source: The New Yorker — https://newyorker.com/magazine/2026/10/12/ice-is-everywhere-and-acting-with-impunity
- Author: Jonathan Blitzer
- Published: 2026-10-04T10:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ice, federal immigration, dhs, ice officers, immigration arrests, deportation orders, noncitizen voting, homeland security, ice detention centers, ice operations, politics, news
## Ice officers injure u.s. citizens
In Evanston, a black man walking to a pharmacy was left injured after ice officers mistook him for an immigrant fugitive and threw him to the ground.

> ice officers mistook him for an immigrant fugitive
## Ice officer shoots venezuelan driver
An ice officer shot a venezuelan delivery driver in the back as he tried to flee in his car.

> ice officer shot a venezuelan delivery driver in the back
## Ice deaths escalate
Since trump took office, ice agents shot at two dozen people killing six, including ruben ray martinez in texas and renée good in minnesota.

> ice agents shot at two dozen people killing six
## Ice covers up deaths
The government didn't disclose ruben ray martinez's death for nearly a year until american oversight obtained the incident report.

> government didn't disclose ruben ray martinez's death for nearly a year
## Ice charges false
Ice officers claim immigrants are 'assaulting' them and 'weaponizing' vehicles, but video evidence contradicts these accounts.

> ice officers claim immigrants are 'assaulting' them and 'weaponizing' vehicles
## Ice faces no consequences
No ice officer has been federally charged in these deaths, and the agency casts blame on victims for the incidents.

> no ice officer has been federally charged in these deaths
## States challenge ice
Minnesota prosecutors sought extradition of ice agent christian castro after he shot a venezuelan national, but texas governor released him.

> minnesota prosecutors sought extradition of ice agent christian castro
## Ice arrests surge
Ice arrests reached a record high of fifty-one thousand in august alone with agents operating at hospitals, airports, and schools.

> ice arrests reached a record high of fifty-one thousand in august alone
## Ice expands detention
Dhs plans to hire five thousand more ice officers by year end and sign seven billion dollars in contracts for new detention centers.

> dhs plans to hire five thousand more ice officers by year end
## Ice hides deportations
In all but one of 239 immigration jails, ice stopped listing people with final deportation orders in its online database.

> ice stopped listing people with final deportation orders in its online database
## Key takeaway

ICE officers killed 23 people in 2026 with no federal charges while expanding arrests and detention centers.