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People gather for a protest and candlelight vigil following an officer-involved shooting during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Houston on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The shooting is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a man Tuesday in Houston<\/a>, sparking an investigation by the agency and the FBI into what happened in Magnolia Park.<\/p>\n It isn’t the first time an ICE agent has shot and killed someone since President Donald Trump took office for his second term in January 2025, with immigration enforcement as a major part of his platform.<\/p>\n LIVE UPDATES:\u00a0News conferences, vigils planned as groups demand transparency after ICE shooting<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Here’s a list of fatal shootings involving an ICE officer since the start of 2025:<\/p>\n March 15, 2025 in South Padre Island<\/p>\n Ruben Ray Martinez was driving a blue Ford when officers told him to stop<\/a> on March 15, 2025, according to a two-page ICE incident report. Agents surrounded the vehicle and ordered Martinez and the passenger out of the car.<\/p>\n Instead, officials say he accelerated forward and an agent ended up on top of the car, according to the report. Then a Homeland Security Investigations supervisory special agent fired multiple shots into the car, according to the report.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n This undated photo provided by Rachel Reyes on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, shows Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent last year. (Rachel Reyes via AP)<\/p>\n AP<\/p>\n Martinez was 23.\u00a0Details of the shooting weren’t made public until\u00a0February\u00a02026.<\/p>\n Sept. 12, 2025 in Franklin Park, Illinois<\/p>\n An ICE agent shot and killed Silverio Villegas Gonz\u00e1lez, who was from Mexico, after he allegedly attempted to evade arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n Federal officials say they were attempting to arrest Villegas Gonz\u00e1lez but he refused and drove his car at the agents. An agent who was hit and then dragged opened fire, according to officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Department of Homeland Security said an agent was seriously hurt in the incident but police body cam footage disputed that, with an agent saying his injuries were “nothing major,” according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n Villegas Gonz\u00e1lez had cocaine in his system<\/a> at\u00a0the time of his death, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Non-criminal immigrants have become ICE’s primary target in Texas<\/a><\/p>\n Dec. 31, 2025 in Los Angeles<\/p>\n Brian Palacios, an off-duty ICE agent, shot and killed Keith Porter\u00a0Jr. on New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Federal officials claim Palacios was acting in self-defense when he shot Porter, according to the LAist. But some of\u00a0Porter’s friends “suggested” Porter fired his weapon in the air<\/a>\u00a0to celebrate the New Year, according to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Police Department recently completed its investigation<\/a> into the incident.<\/p>\n Jan. 7, 2026 in Minneapolis<\/p>\n ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n