Nearly a year after her son's death, she learned ICE was responsible

About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic death of Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen, at the hands of an ICE agent during a traffic stop in Texas.

On March 15, 2025, Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic encounter in Texas. NPR's Juliana Kim reports . Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Juliana Kim

Topics covered

• immigration
• law enforcement
• tragedy
• family
• justice

Keywords

• Ruben Ray Martinez
• ICE
• shooting
• Texas
• NPR
• immigration enforcement
• traffic encounter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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