Trump aides declared 16 DHS shootings since July justified before probes completed (WaPo)

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The Trump administration’s rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.

Most of the incidents involve officers firing at drivers during enforcement stops in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago where DHS has surged federal immigration officers. At least 10 people have been struck by bullets — including four U.S. citizens. Three people have been killed.

DHS did not respond to questions from The Washington Post on whether the agency has taken disciplinary action against any of its officers involved in shooting incidents. In an email, an official for the agency said that federal immigration officers are trained to use the “minimum force necessary” and that any time an officer fires a weapon it must be reported and reviewed by the “appropriate law enforcement agency.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/27/ice-border-patrol-shootings-immigration-trump/

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1. Lots of details in this article.

Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen, was charged with assault after being shot five times by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum during a traffic stop in Chicago on Oct. 4. Federal authorities accused her of “aggressively and erratically” pursuing Exum and ramming his car amid protests over the Trump administration’s surge in immigration enforcement in the city.

Agents’ body-camera footage later showed that Exum had rammed Martinez’s vehicle and then pointed his gun at her, threatened her and shot her five times. A federal judge dismissed the charges in November. Exum has not been charged.