Federal immigration agents have shot at dozens of people during Trump's deportation crackdown. Here's what we know.
Map shows details on each of the shootings carried out by DHS agents during the president's second term.
TL;DR
- Federal immigration agents have killed nine and injured 13 in at least 30 shootings during the second Trump administration.
- DHS claims individuals shot at often weaponize their vehicles, but witnesses and the accused dispute this in many cases.
- New DHS guidance for vehicle stops prohibits chases and requires specific training.
- In some cases, individuals shot were charged with endangering a federal officer, but these charges were later dropped in some instances.
- Tom Homan, border czar, acknowledged 'mistakes have been made' but stated the 'vast majority of ICE officers are doing a professional job.'
- Homan suggested fewer shootings would occur if officers could make arrests in local jails and prisons, rather than communities under sanctuary policies.
- Shootings have occurred in both sanctuary and non-sanctuary jurisdictions.
- An ICE agent recently shot Oscar Bergal in New York City; he sustained a neck injury and a child was in the car.
- DHS stated Bergal had prior criminal convictions and arrests, and claimed he refused orders and 'weaponized his vehicle,' though a witness saw the car driving away.
- At least 10 noncitizens and at least four U.S. citizens have been injured or killed in shootings by federal immigration agents.
- DHS policy requires a 'reasonable belief' of imminent threat for deadly force and avoidance of unnecessarily dangerous positions.