(The Center Square) – After the third U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Texas, Democrats in the state have ramped up anti-ICE rhetoric.
During the second Trump administration, there have been three ICE shootings in Texas resulting in two fatalities. In Austin, ICE officers shot and injured a Venezuelan national in the country illegally on Sunday. In Houston, ICE officers shot and killed a Mexican national in the country illegally in July. On South Padre Island, ICE officers shot and killed a U.S. citizen from San Antonio last March. All three shot were Hispanic men. Federal authorities have described similar situations in each shooting: each man didn’t comply with orders, attempted to flee, and their vehicles were perceived as a threat.
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