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tulipsandroses

(8,227 posts)
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:21 PM Thursday

Mom of 23-Year-Old Killed by ICE Agent Voted for Donald Trump [View all]

The mother of Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old man who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, the family’s attorney told Newsweek.
Federal immigration agents fatally shot Martinez on March 15, 2025, in South Padre Island, Texas, during a late-night traffic encounter involving local law enforcement and agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

On Wednesday, the family, through their attorneys, sought to clear up questions around Martinez and his death. One myth they sought to debunk was that Martinez was an anti-Trump protester or political activist.
"Ruben's mother, Rachel Reyes, voted for Donald Trump in 2024," the attorneys said. "Ruben was not protesting anything — he was celebrating his 23rd birthday with a childhood friend. Unlike other victims labeled as 'domestic terrorists' by the White House, Ruben was simply a young man trying to get home.

https://www.newsweek.com/mom-of-ruben-ray-martinez-killed-by-ice-agent-voted-for-donald-trump-11582949

How many people have ICE/DHS/Border Patrol killed?
Do we even know?

In one year - how many???

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Difficult to understand anyone voting for a shitstain like Trump Mysterian Thursday #1
Brutal Honesty F-18_AMO Thursday #5
and a woman Skittles Yesterday #8
Exactly BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #17
It has not been a secret that Trump thinks poorly of non-whites, women, personal enemies, non-Christians, and more. Norrrm Thursday #2
I'm quite certain he doesn't give a damn about abortion now. He just pretends to... 3catwoman3 Thursday #4
I've always thought that TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #10
I expect that Latinos will continue to vote for republicans... Bread and Circuses Thursday #3
They Sure Didn't when they voted in Cha Yesterday #12
Many communities flip and flop . They aren't reliable democratic voters. Bread and Circuses Yesterday #23
ICE going crazy in 95% Hispanic city of Santa Ana this morning BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #18
I don't think my Latin brothers and sisters Buddyzbuddy Thursday #6
I am glad for her getting what she voted for. Gore1FL Thursday #7
Really? You are glad that her son is dead? wnylib Yesterday #15
No, the poster is saying they are glad for the MOTHER in getting what she voted for, and she did. Coventina Yesterday #16
Still sounds like "Ha, ha. Lost your son and you deserve it." wnylib Yesterday #19
Interpretation is personal, of course. Coventina Yesterday #20
It's this family that is tryng to say others deserved it unlike their son JI7 Yesterday #21
I guess sarcasm is only obvious if a classic smilie is inserted? Gore1FL Yesterday #24
American Prospect's tracker: Enforcement 27 killed & 28 injured; 46 deaths in custody pat_k Yesterday #9
First Off... the People Killed by fucking ICE Cha Yesterday #11
Whoopsie! n/t flvegan Yesterday #13
Unlike other victims labeled as 'domestic terrorists' by the White House, ecstatic Yesterday #14
Gotta be some RUMP STINK POISON AIR in Texas. bluestarone Yesterday #22
She lost her son and for that I'm truly sorry MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #25
How many people have ICE/DHS/Border patrol killed? Mister Ed Yesterday #26
If you vote for death, death shouldn't surprise you. Takket Yesterday #27
I'm sorry that the leopard ate your child but you did feed it, Wonder Why Yesterday #28
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