Federal authorities The investigation was announced on Friday to two immigration officers who appeared to have made untruthful statements under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month.
It is among at least five shootings in which immigration officials’ initial descriptions were later contradicted Video evidence. Among those incidents is the deadly shooting in Minneapolis Rene is good and Alex Prettyas a bystander video quickly raised questions about how they were initially described.
The investigation came Friday hours after a federal judge dismissed assault charges against two Venezuelan men accused of hitting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with a broom handle and snow shovel on Jan. 14. The officer, who was not named in court filings, fired a single shot from a handgun that struck one of the men, Julio Cesar Sosa Celis, in the thigh.
In an unusual turn, prosecutors asked for the cases to be dismissed because they said new video evidence contradicted allegations made against the men in a criminal complaint and at a hearing last month.
Here’s a look at how the five shootings were initially described and what was learned later:
Date and location: January 14, 2026, in Minneapolis
What federal officials initially said: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the immigration officer was “ambushed” by Sosa-Celis and others, and fired a “defensive shot” out of fear for his life. “What we saw last night in Minneapolis was an attempted murder of federal law enforcement officials,” she said.
What came next: Investigators did not release the new evidence that led to the charges being dropped, but the cracks were already evident at the January 21 court hearing. The testimony of the immigration officer who recounted the moments before the shooting differed significantly from the testimony of the defendants and three eyewitnesses. The available video evidence did not support the officer’s account of being assaulted with a broom and shovel.
Date and location: January 7, 2026, in Minneapolis
What federal officials initially said: Noem described the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism” carried out by a woman against ICE officers who “tried to run them over and hit them with her car.” She said the immigration agent fired “defensively” to protect himself and the people around him. Hassan died from his head injuries.
What came next: Videos shot from multiple angles challenged the administration’s narrative. Shortly before the shooting, Judd was seen driving her parked SUV diagonally down a street. “I’m not mad at you,” she told the immigration officer.
Seconds later, another immigration officer holds the driver’s side door as Judd’s wife urges her to “drive, baby, drive.” It is unclear in the videos whether the SUV made contact With ICE Officer Jonathan Ross, Who fires while standing in front of the vehicle and then fires two more times while moving quickly to the driver’s side of the SUV as it moves forward.
Date and location: January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis
What federal officials initially said: Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said Pretty approached Border Patrol officers with a gun and that he “resisted violently” when they tried to disarm him. She said one agent feared for his life and fired defensive shots. Preeti was pronounced dead at the scene. Greg Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, claimed that Peretti intended to “massacre law enforcement,” and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller described him as a “potential killer.”
What came to light: None of the six videos collected by investigators showed Pretty waving his gun, which he had a permit to carry. The videos showed Preeti holding his mobile phone while a masked Border Police officer opened fire.
At a tense hearing Thursday in Washington, Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky made leaders charged with implementing Trump’s mass deportation agenda watch a video of the shooting while he repeatedly scrutinized the forceful tactics used by immigration agents. Paul argued that Pretty posed no threat to customers, and said it was clear from the video that he was “withdrawing at every moment.”
Date and location: September 12, 2025, in the suburbs of Chicago
What federal officials initially said: Homeland Security officials said federal agents were pursuing a man with a history of reckless driving who had entered the country illegally. They claimed Silverio Villegas Gonzalez drove his car toward officers and Pull one With his car. The Department of Homeland Security said the officer fired because he feared for his life and was taken to the hospital with “serious injuries.”
What came out later: Body camera videos taken by local police contradicted the Trump administration’s narrative. The footage showed the agent who shot Villegas-Gonzalez walking around afterward and dismissing his injuries as “nothing serious.”
An autopsy, announced in November, ruled Villegas Gonzalez’s death a homicide. The report showed that he was shot at “close range” and suffered wounds to his neck and fingers.
Date and location: October 14, 2025, in Chicago
What federal officials initially said: A DHS news release confirmed that Martinez and the driver of another vehicle involved in a crash with a Border Patrol officer were “domestic terrorists.” An FBI agent said in court documents that she was chasing a Border Patrol vehicle and drove the vehicle toward an officer after they exited the vehicle. The FBI agent claimed the officer was forced to fire, striking Martinez seven times. She was treated at a hospital and arrested on a felony assault charge.
What came later: Videos emerged that Martinez’s lawyers said showed agent Charles Exum guiding his SUV into her truck.
In a text message provided during the hearing on Nov. 5, Exum said He seemed to brag About his shooting. “I fired 5 shots and it had 7 holes in it. Put that in your book guys,” the text read.
The case against her was dismissed.