Joaquin Castro calls Martinez a victim of an ICE murder
U.S. representative speaking on the House floor
“Let us remember the names of those whom ICE has murdered. The first one was a San Antonian, Ruben Ray Martinez. There was another Texan, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of Houston. Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero—these folks were victims of the ICE murders.”
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Khanna's post on his official Threads account (@rokhannausa), which matches the handle pattern of his verified Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook accounts. Read on 2026-09-22; Threads does not expose an independent API for verifying exact post timestamps the way X does, so the time is approximate (the platform showed "2h" ago at the time of access) rather than to the minute.
Before the quotation
Castro addressed the House while naming people killed during immigration-enforcement operations.
After the quotation
He grouped Martinez with several other people whose deaths he characterized as ICE murders.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Was HSI Special Agent Jack Stevens justified in fatally shooting Ruben Ray Martinez?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Calling the death a murder is an explicit condemnation of the use of deadly force.
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