The names
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Immigration enforcement is not an abstraction and it does not only reach immigrants. These are people shot or killed by federal agents during enforcement operations. In case after case the government's first account was contradicted by video taken by people standing on the street.
- 14
- people shot by DHS immigration officers, September 2025 – February 2026
- 23
- deaths in ICE detention in FY2025 — more than the four previous years combined
- 1
- agent charged — in the case where the person survived
7 January 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Renée Nicole Good37
Who they were
A poet, a US citizen, and a mother. She had just dropped her six-year-old son at school.
What happened
She stopped her car in the street and waved unmarked government vehicles past. Agents surrounded the car and one reached through her open window. ICE agent Jonathan Ross fired into her windshield, then at close range through the driver's window. An autopsy commissioned by her family found she was shot in the head. She was pronounced dead about an hour later.
The official account
Within hours, officials said she had "weaponized her vehicle" and called it domestic terrorism. Bystander video reviewed by CNN shows Ross standing outside the vehicle's path when he opened fire.
Accountability
No charges. Minnesota prosecutors said federal agencies withheld evidence from state investigators for months; they obtained hard drives in July 2026.
Sources
- 01Reports, videos show how ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good · CNN · 2026
- 02The ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good · Vera Institute of Justice · 2026
24 January 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alex Pretti37
Who they were
A US citizen and an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital, where he cared for American veterans.
What happened
He was shot by federal agents during a protest. A report later prepared for Congress said two agents fired.
The official account
Federal officials initially called him a domestic terrorist attempting to gun down officers. Bystander phone video contradicted parts of that account and showed he was shot after being disarmed.
Accountability
No charges against the agents who fired.
Sources
- 01What we know about the killing of Alex Pretti · The Marshall Project · 2026
- 02DHS immigration officers shot 14 people from September 2025 to February 2026 · NBC News · 2026
12 September 2025 · Franklin Park, Illinois
Silverio Villegas González38
Who they were
A cook, and a father. He was originally from Mexico.
What happened
He was shot and killed by an ICE officer during a traffic stop as he tried to drive away.
The official account
ICE said he drove at officers and dragged one, and DHS said an agent was seriously hurt. Police body camera footage obtained by the Associated Press recorded an agent describing his own injuries as "nothing major."
Accountability
The officer has not been publicly named. No charges.
Sources
- 01A look at shootings by federal immigration officers · PBS NewsHour · 2026
During Operation Metro Surge · Minnesota — in ICE custody
Victor Manuel Diaz
Who they were
One of the people detained during the largest immigration enforcement operation the department has run.
What happened
He died in ICE custody. His is the third death associated with Operation Metro Surge, alongside the shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti.
The official account
Deaths in custody are reported by ICE itself. There is no independent inspection regime for the system that holds them.
Accountability
Open.
Sources
- 01Minneapolis, MN: Operation Metro Surge · Immigrant Legal Resource Center · 2026
14 January 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis
Survived
Who they were
He was inside a home when agents arrived.
What happened
He was shot in the leg through the front door of the house. He survived.
The official account
The agent's account did not survive review.
Accountability
The agent was charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime — the clearest charging outcome of any of these cases, and it is the one where the person lived.
Sources
December 2025 · Rio Grande City, Texas
Isaías Sánchez Barboza31
Who they were
A Mexican citizen.
What happened
He was killed by a Border Patrol agent while being detained.
The official account
The agency's account has not been independently corroborated by released footage.
Accountability
Open.
Sources
- 01DHS immigration officers shot 14 people from September 2025 to February 2026 · NBC News · 2026
Investigations are open and these accounts will change. Every contested fact above is attributed to the party that asserted it. Where the government's account and the video record diverge, both are given.