Family Seeks Answers After ICE Shooting Kills 23-Year-Old Ruben Martinez in South Padre Island
TL;DR
Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was shot and killed by a Homeland Security Investigation agent in South Padre Island in March 2025 after failing to exit his vehicle; ICE says the shooting was self-defense, but his family questions the account and is calling for a full investigation as the Texas Rangers review the case. No video footage has surfaced, and the incident sits in the broader context of recent federal immigration-enforcement killings that have sparked protests.
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- Ruben Ray Martinez Was Killed in an Undisclosed ICE Shooting in March, His Family Says The New York Times
- US citizen shot and killed by federal immigration agent last year, new records show The Guardian
- Texas man was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show CNN
- ICE fatally shot San Antonio man last year, and it was kept quiet until now San Antonio Current
- Third American Death Linked to ICE Crackdown Uncovered by Newsweek Newsweek
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