A man has been transported to the hospital after being shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, according to Democratic Representative Greg Casar. Multiple local news outlets have also reported the shooting citing both local and federal sources. The condition of the man was not immediately available, nor were any details on the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
Newsweek reached out to the Austin Police Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by email Sunday for more information. "The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning," Casar wrote in an X post. "As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law," he wrote.
"Over and over, ICE has shot people and then lied about what happened. We can see the lies with our own eyes. We will demand truth, transparency and accountability." "Just like Americans have from Minneapolis to Houston, Austinites will speak out peacefully against this deadly mass deportation machine.
ICE has been terrorizing our country for far too long. We will not be silent," the congressman added in a second post. Sunday's shooting is one of at least a dozen committed by federal agents since President Donald Trump took office for his second term in 2025.
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