"American citizens didn't just suddenly start getting shot by federal agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Border Patrol in January-you just started hearing about it a lot more often. In truth, violence against Americans from federal agents has been rampant since the start of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. According to organizations attempting to track all of the cases, there have been at least eight U.S. residents killed in the field by ICE or Border Patrol encounters since this past July,"
"That's in addition to the at least 32 people who died as detainees in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security in 2025, a number that doesn't even include some notable cases, like this one about a man detained by ICE who subsequently vanished off the face of the Earth. But now, in the wake of the deaths of U.S. citizens Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, there's finally enough attention and outrage directed toward the subject"
Violence by federal immigration and border agents against U.S. residents has increased since the start of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. Tracking organizations report at least eight U.S. residents killed in the field by ICE or Border Patrol since last July and nine additional non-fatal shootings. At least 32 people died in Department of Homeland Security custody in 2025, excluding other unexplained disappearances of detainees. Public attention intensified after the killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, prompting renewed scrutiny and potential evidence in other cases. The shooting of Chicago resident Marimar Martinez, who survived five gunshot wounds by a Border Patrol agent, remains a notable contested incident.
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