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How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two Texas families

Josh Orta was the sole witness of Ruben Martinez’s death to dispute the government’s account. Months later, he died in a crash after learning an ICE agent killed his friend.

The Texas Tribune

ICE says agent fired ‘defensive shot’ after a U.S. citizen ran over an officer, but their own evidence is telling a very different story

Another ICE claim falls apart.

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Trump Supporter Rachel Reyes Seeks Accountability as New Body Cam Footage Reveals ICE Agent Shooting Her Son

Newly released body camera footage reveals the moments before an ICE agent fatally shot Ruben Ray Martinez, sparking calls for transparency and reform.

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Watch: New bodycam video questions ICE claims in fatal shooting of US citizen in Texas

Newly released body camera footage of a fatal shooting in Texas last year is raising questions about the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) initial claim that a driver intentionally rammed a federal immigration agent before he was killed.

The Times of India

New Texas law enforcement footage raises more questions about DHS story on shooting of American citizen

Martinez’s death was the earliest of at least six fatal shootings by federal agents amid an immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

Footage shows the run-up to immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Texas man

The clips, from multiple angles, don’t include everything, including key audio. But lawyers for the man’s family argue they refute the Trump administration's explanation that his killing was self-defense

The Texas Tribune

Trump voter whose son, an American citizen, was killed by ICE says she ‘doesn’t blame’ the president for his death

A federal immigration agent killed Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas last year

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Texas grand jury won’t indict in 2025 fatal shooting of U.S. citizen by ICE agent

The Department of Homeland Security said the 23-year-old, who came from a family of Trump supporters, was shot after intentionally hitting an agent with his vehicle on South Padre Island.

The Texas Tribune

ICE agents will not face indictment over killing of US citizen in Texas

DHS has alleged that Martinez ‘intentionally ran over a Homeland Security Investigation special agent’

The Independent UK

Sole Witness to Ruben Ray Martinez's Fatal Shooting by an ICE Agent Dies in Unrelated Car Accident

Joshua Orta, the only passenger when Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Texas, has died in an unrelated car crash, according to reports. His unsigned statement contradicting the government's account now sits at the center of a case still under investigation.

International Business Times UK

Witness who saw friend fatally shot by immigration agent in Texas last year dies in car accident

A Texas man who saw his friend get shot and killed last year by a federal immigration agent died last weekend in a fiery car crash

The Independent UK

Key witness to fatal ICE shooting dies in car accident, report says

Joshua Orta was planning on cooperating with investigators hired by the family of his friend, Ruben Ray Martinez, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent last year, according to a report

The Independent UK

Only eyewitness in ICE shooting of Texas man dies in car crash days before signing statement

The only known eyewitness to the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old Texas man by federal agents has died in a separate car accident, just days before he was expected to formally sign a statement contradicting the government’s version of events.

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