Overview
- Newly released ICE/DHS incident reports obtained by American Oversight identify Homeland Security Investigations agents in the March 15, 2025 South Padre Island shooting of 23-year-old Ruben Ray Martinez.
- DHS says a driver in a blue Ford intentionally struck an HSI agent, prompting a supervisory agent to fire multiple rounds through the driver’s side window, while Martinez’s family and attorneys dispute that account.
- The Texas Department of Public Safety’s Ranger Division is the lead agency and says the case remains active, and the records note body‑camera capability without confirming whether footage exists or has been reviewed.
- Texas state Rep. Ray Lopez invoked a new House rule to compel a public hearing on the case, and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro called for investigations by the Justice Department and Congress.
- Reporters note the case appears to be the earliest of at least six fatal shootings by federal officers during the current immigration enforcement push, heightening scrutiny of tactics and transparency.