Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity

The article investigates ICE agent-involved shootings since 2015, highlighting visual reconstructions and records that often contradict official self-defense narratives, yet rarely lead to criminal indictments. Drawing on FOIA logs, media reports, and interviews, it identifies patterns such as shootings involving moving vehicles, incidents in public areas, cases targeting or harming non-targets, and instances where victims were unarmed. Experts note that legal standards and prosecutorial deference to law enforcement make it difficult to refute agents’ claims of reasonable fear, resulting in few charges and limited public disclosure.