Six Days and 1,800 Miles Apart, ICE Agents Shot and Killed Two Men on Their Morning Commutes, and DHS Admits Neither Was the Person They Were After

by · Thought Catalog
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By Jerome London

Updated 4 minutes ago, July 28, 2026

Two fatal shootings by ICE agents, six days and 1,800 miles apart, have drawn scrutiny after DHS acknowledged that in each case the man killed was not the person agents were looking for.

Both men were driving to work when they were shot. Neither had a criminal record, and both were mistaken for someone else.

Neither shooting was captured on body camera, because ICE agents aren’t required to wear them.

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