The shooting of a 28-year-old Venezuelan DoorDash delivery driver by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Austin, Texas, has brought the number of people shot by federal immigration agents in 2026 to eleven. The start of 2026 saw an aggressive expansion of immigration enforcement activity under the Trump administration—resulting in six of the shootings this year taking place in January. Large-scale operations, including Minnesota's "Operation Metro Surge," brought significantly more ICE and other federal immigration agents into communities, leading to a concentration of high-profile confrontations and shootings during the year's opening weeks.
Newsweek has reached out to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security via email for comment. Shot: 1/7/2026Fatal: YesAgency: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Renée Good was 37 years old when she was fatally shot by an ICE officer during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Federal officials said the officer fired after her vehicle posed a threat, but the shooting sparked wide-spread protests and scrutiny of the government and ICE.
Shot: 1/8/26Fatal: NoAgency: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) A Border Patrol agent shot and wounded Moncada during an encounter in East Portland. Federal authorities said the shooting occurred in self-defense, while the incident prompted protests and multiple investigations. Zambrano-Contreras was wounded in the same Portland shooting in which a Border Patrol agent opened fire on two people.
Shot: 1/14/26Fatal: NoAgency: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg by an ICE officer during an operation in Minneapolis. Later-released video raised questions about the initial federal account and led to federal prosecutors charging the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer involved with lying to investigators.
Shot: 1/24/26Fatal: YesAgency: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse, was fatally shot by CBP personnel while observing federal immigration activity. The shooting became a major flashpoint in Minnesota and remained under investigation for months. The 37-year-old’s death was later ruled a homicide by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, but two agents involved were charged for use of force but not the killing.
Shot: 1/27/26Fatal: NoAgency: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Schlegel was shot during an encounter involving Border Patrol personnel near the Arizona border. Special Agent in Charge FBI Phoenix Heith Janke said at the time that Schlegel "has a significant criminal history," including an active warrant for smuggling. He was later indicted for attempted murder of a federal officer, transportation of illegal aliens for profit and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
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