An American citizen was shot 5 times by an ICE agent. Here is her heartbreaking story

 

An American citizen was shot 5 times by an ICE agent. Here is her heartbreaking story.

Rep. Ro Khanna

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2,432 views Feb 7, 2026

Congressman for CA-17 in the Silicon Valley. Working to bring tech jobs in my district and across America. No contributions from PACs or lobbyists.

Transcript

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Miss Martinez, the entire country needs

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to hear your story. You were born in

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Chicago and raised there. You're an

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American citizen, correct?

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Correct.

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And you were in your car driving around

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in the neighborhood as ICE agents were

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there and your interest was simply to

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warn neighbors that ICE was in the

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neighborhood. Correct.

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Yes. I I was also going to take clothes

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to donate at my local church. And as you

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were driving along, following the rules

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of the road, an ICE agent slams his car

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into your car. Correct.

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Correct.

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And you panic. You immediately stop. The

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ICE agent doesn't ask you politely, get

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out of the car. The ICE agent comes and

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so you panic. You move to the left lane

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and then the ICE agent gets out and

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starts to shoot you. Correct.

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Yes. I was driving the weight. Yes.

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shooting an American citizen not once,

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not twice,

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not three times, not four times, but

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five times. Is that correct?

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Correct.

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That you testified that my life was

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nearly taken by my own government.

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And then

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correct. Correct.

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Correct.

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And then the ICE agent doesn't say, "How

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can I help when you've got blood running

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out of your body?"

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The ICE agent doesn't call 911. You have

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to drive a mile before you call 911 911

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to get medical attention. Correct.

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Correct.

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And then you go to a hospital and

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they're so concerned about detaining

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you, they don't even let you get

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adequate health care. Is that correct?

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Correct.

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You have to beg them to take you for

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medical care.

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Correct.

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As an American citizen.

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Correct.

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And then you're arrested, detained. and

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called a domestic terrorist after this

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ICE agent shot you five times.

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Correct.

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I'm angry on your behalf, Miss Martinez.

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Tell me, what do you want this

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government to do to apologize to you and

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make you whole for what happened to you?

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Apologize and accountability. That's all

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I want. Just I'm sorry. You're not a

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domestic terrorist. That's it. That's

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all That's all I want. That's all I'm

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asking for. For them to admit that they

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were wrong.

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everything that they said about me. I

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just want accountability and for them to

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say, "No, you're not a domestic

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terrorist. We were wrong." And a sorry,

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a simple sorry. That's it.

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And I know you mentioned Charles Exum,

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the agent who shot you five times.

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Correct.

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I believe he should be arrested. I

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believe he should be prosecuted. I

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believe it is outrageous what happened

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to you. This government owes you an

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apology and I appreciate your courage

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for telling your story here today.

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Thank you.