This is horrifying. How many more citizens have to die before ICE is held accountable? A full, transparent investigation is the absolute bare minimum.
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blazesquallMar 25, 2026
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Maybe we should care about the non-citizen deaths/injuries too? Will probably cut down in the citizen ones.
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CirclemagiMar 25, 2026
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Maybe we shouldn't make pointless comments. We can also multitask as we're adults.
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blazesquallMar 25, 2026
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We're 2 decades into not caring about ICE deaths of non-citizens.. of course we could multitask, but that would require us to care.
Also, given that half the comments on most threads are wondering if X thing is a distraction from Epstein, I'm not convinced we even have object permanence, let alone multitasking capabilities.
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newsweekMar 25, 2026
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By Dan Gooding and Billal Rahman |
Two Democrats in the House of Representatives want to see an independent investigation into the fatal ICE shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas, after the federal agent-linked death went unreported for almost a year.
In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Representatives Robert Garcia of California and Greg Casar of Texas, accused officials of lying about the 23-year-old's death and questioned the narrative given by the DHS.
“Mr. Martinez’s death is a tragedy that should never have happened,” Garcia and Casar wrote. “DHS’ repeated lies and omissions about the shooting of Mr. Martinez reflect a troubling pattern in which official statements about the use of lethal force are later challenged by video footage, witness testimony, or subsequent investigations.”
Newsweek reached out to the DHS OIG via email Wednesday morning for comment.
Official messaging around ICE agents' use of force under President Donald Trump's administration has been largely similar, with the DHS saying that agents have been under attack when they have fired their weapons or used other force against U.S. citizens or immigrants.
Over the past 14 months, 23 people have been shot by DHS personnel, with Martinez among three American citizen fatalities—the other two being Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in January 2026. Democrats have repeatedly called for more oversight and transparency, and Minnesota this week sued the government over the latter two cases.
Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/congressmen-demand-probe-ice-killing-us-citizen-ruben-ray-martinez-11733802?utm\_source=reddit&utm\_campaign=reddit\_main](https://www.newsweek.com/congressmen-demand-probe-ice-killing-us-citizen-ruben-ray-martinez-11733802?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main)
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