Texas Grand Jury Rejects Indictments in Fatal Shooting of US Citizen by Federal Immigration Agent

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The shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez on March 15, 2025, by a Homeland Security Investigations agent wasn’t publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security until The Associated Press and other media outlets reported it last week. HSI is an investigative unit which falls under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that a grand jury declined to hand up indictments after being presented the case. The office did not provide additional details.

In a previous statement DHS alleged that the 23-year-old “intentionally ran over” an HSI special agent, causing another agent to fire “defensive shots to protect himself, his fellow agents, and the general public.”

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Martinez, who lived in San Antonio, Texas, and Orta were on a Spring Break trip to South Padre Island when he was shot. His death was reported by local media outlets at the time, but authorities did not disclose that the shooting involved a team from HSI.

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A four-door Ford with a driver and passenger approached officers, who ordered the driver to stop, the report said.

Initially, the driver didn’t respond to commands but eventually came to a stop, and agents surrounded the vehicle, telling those inside to get out, according to the report.

The driver then “accelerated forward” and struck an HSI special agent “who wound up on the hood of the vehicle,” prompting a HSI supervisory special agent nearby to fire his weapon multiple times through the open driver’s side window, the report said.

The draft affidavit disputes those details.

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