Trump purchased Axon shares before requesting ICE stun gun contract
Trump's Axon share purchase preceded his administration's $220 million ICE stun gun contract request, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Fatal ICE shootings and related accountability issues including body camera deployment problems and equipment accountability concerns
2026-08-15 to 2026-11-12 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 15 Jul, 00:31 UTC
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The death in St. Augustine marked the third fatality in approximately one week involving encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Prior to this incident, two other individuals were killed during interactions with ICE officers in Texas and Maine.
A 28-year-old man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Tuesday in St. Augustine, Florida. The man was among four occupants of a vehicle stopped at a gas station parking lot. During an encounter with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations, all four fled on foot. The man ran across a busy road (State Road 16) and was struck by a semi-truck. The truck driver stopped and attempted to help the man.
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