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Marina Dunbar

US immigration agents shot at people 16 times under Trump’s crackdown

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Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K Javitz federal building on 10 June 2025 in New York City. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

Federal immigration agents have been involved in a sharp rise in shootings in recent months, coinciding with the Trump administration’s expanded immigration enforcement efforts.

Under Trump’s crackdown, immigration officers have shot at people 16 times, according to data compiled by the Trace, a non-profit newsroom focused on gun violence in the US.

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