Third American death linked to ice uncovered by Newsweek
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While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a federal agent fired the fatal shot.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/42303866

Federal agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Texas last year, but initial reports did not reveal their involvement, with the details now coming to light through internal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records.

Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was shot by an ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officer in South Padre Island, Texas, on March 15, 2025, after what ICE described as a failure to follow law enforcement instructions during a traffic incident as agents worked with local police on immigration enforcement.

  • DarkCloud@lemmy.worldEnglish
    62·
    17 days ago

    Latin America is also America. That’s why term like “Mesoamericans” is a thing.

    • CubitOomOPEnglish
      7·
      17 days ago

      That’s true however, it’s a common colloquialism in the USA. People from the USA are called Americans instead of United Staticans.

      • DarkCloud@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        17 days ago

        Right, which is also handy for linguistic erasure and detachment too. It makes denial of the truth that “other” Americans were here before white Americans that much easier.

        Almost like Colonial preferences are build into many different aspects of the system, and can prop each other up automatically, and devoid of thought.

        So that thoughtlessness, a lack of love, or empathy can be made default for some.

        It’s efficient.

        • CubitOomOPEnglish
          2·
          17 days ago

          It makes denial of the truth that “other” Americans were here before white Americans that much easier.

          Amerigo Vespucci is the resason it is called the Americas.

          Almost like Colonial preferences are build into many different aspects of the system, and can prop each other up automatically, and devoid of thought.

          Calling it “the Americas” or the “New World” is also colonial preference.

        • TheRedSpade@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          17 days ago

          It always bothered me that people seemingly from around the world always referred to the US as “America”. I expressed that a couple times and was essentially told it doesn’t matter. It’s nice to see lately that at least some other people think it does.