How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two San Antonio families

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica

A photo of best friends Joshua Orta and Ruben Ray Martinez at Orta’s grave in San Antonio on April 16, 2026. Orta died in a car accident in February. He was a passenger in the same car when ICE shot and killed Martinez in South Padre Island a year earlier. The last words Joshua Orta heard his childhood best friend utter were “I’m sorry.” Then Ruben Ray Martinez, a slender 23-year-old, slumped back in the driver’s seat. An officer had fired repeatedly through the open window, at least one bullet piercing Ruben’s heart.  Josh, 25, saw officers in South Padre Island drag Ruben out of […] The post How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two San Antonio families appeared first on San Antonio Current.
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