Shooting deaths climb in Trump's mass deportation effort
This PBS News investigation documents a wave of shootings and use-of-force incidents by federal immigration agents since Trump's return to office, including at least four fatal shootings — two U.S. citizens killed in Minneapolis in January 2026 alone — and at least eight non-fatal shootings, with DHS repeatedly rushing to defend its officers before evidence was available, only to be contradicted by body camera footage and court documents. Beyond shootings, federal agents have tackled, tased, pepper-sprayed, tear-gassed, and used rubber bullets on civilians across the country, with the ACLU and other advocacy groups filing lawsuits alleging systematic civil rights violations, and Minnesota's chief federal judge excoriating ICE leadership for ignoring more than 90 court orders. Former CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske, who also served as a city police chief, bluntly told PBS that immigration agents are "untrained and unskilled for policing an urban environment," warning that unlike city police, they lack the experience to de-escalate tense situations. The article situates this surge of violence within a broader enforcement strategy that has brought border-style fast deportations into American communities, ensnaring U.S. citizens and people with no criminal records alongside unauthorized immigrants — with at least six people already dead in ICE detention in 2026 alone, following a two-decade high of 32 custody deaths the previous year.