DHS agent killed US citizen in March 2025, records show


FILE PHOTO: A view of the sign in front of US Homeland Security Department on Nebraska Avenue in Washington, D.C., U.S. February 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

Feb 21 (Reuters) - A federal immigration ⁠agent shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Texas in March 2025, months before the Trump administration ⁠began its deportation surge in Minnesota that led to the shooting deaths of Renee Good and ‌Alex Pretti, according to records released this week.

Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was killed by agents with the Department of Homeland Security, attorneys for Martinez's family said in a statement.

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