The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is involved with a significant number of deaths every year. These include in-custody deaths, officer-involved deaths, and deaths due to the risks involved in border crossing. There are certain reporting requirements on the agency, but these have changed over the years. This article includes information derived from CBP reporting.
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, since January 2010, , there have been 367 "fatal encounters with CBP personnel".
2026
DateLocationNameAgeNationalityDate of CBP disclosureDescriptionBlythe, CaliforniaKenneth Richard Sok39Shot by agents who attempted to pull him over, after Sok allegedly injured one with a sword. Sok also injured a pedestrian with his car. He was suspected of a fatal hit-and-run in Long Beach, California, though the reason for the traffic stop is unknown.FM 511, near Brownsville, TexasJavier Acosta HernandezDied when the vehicle he was in crashed while pursued by CBP. Five others were injured. The driver and passenger were charged with smuggling.Sierra Blanca, TexasJames Douglas McMillan33Shot by officers from several departments, including CBP, after fleeing a checkpoint. The Texas Department of Public Safety said drugs were found in the car.Perry Street, Buffalo, New YorkNurul Amin Shah Alam56StatelessBlind refugee who was detained by CBP and left outside a closed Tim Hortons on February 19. He was reported missing on the same day. On February 24, a woman reported seeing him unresponsive after seeing him alive earlier in the day; he was pronounced dead, and his death was later ruled a homicide.2026-01-24Whittier, Minneapolis, MinnesotaAlex Pretti37CBP agents wrestled a U.S. national to the ground, and proceeded to shoot him at least ten times, killing him. The officers did not provide first aid, and prevented medical personnel from doing so. After being pronounced dead at a hospital, his death was classified as a homicide.
2025 DateLocationNameAgeNationalityDate of CBP disclosureDescriptionMethodist Hospital Metropolitan, San Antonio, TexasCBP agents apprehended a man who began having a heart attack.Starr County Hospital, Rio Grande City, TexasIsaias Sanchez Barboza31Shot by a Border Patrol agent following a scuffle.Methodist Hospital Metropolitan, San Antonio, Texas20Near El Paso, Texas, A car being pursued by CBP crashed, killing two passengers.Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, Texas2025-09-23Brownsville, Texas2025-10-23An individual driving a truck being pursued by CBP crashed and died.Peace Arch Port of Entry, Blaine, WashingtonTrinn A. Hatch43Died of suspected artery blockage.2025-09-09Santa Teresa, New Mexico292025-10-24A man died of heat exhaustion after being apprehended by CBP.2025-08-30near Carrizo Springs, Texas222025-09-09A man experiencing medical distress died in CBP custody after calling emergency services. El Paso, Texas A woman was struck by two automobiles while fleeing across a highway on foot from CBP agents.2025-08-14Monrovia, California2025-08-25A man was struck by an automobile on I-20 while fleeing CBP agents on foot. McAllen, TexasRyan Mosqueda27 Shot three CBP employees outside a facility before being killed by federal agents.2025-06-27Rio Grande City, Texas2025-08-25A man drowned in the Rio Grande after being pursued by CBP agents and driving his truck into the river.State Route 90 near Benson, Arizona35, 17A motorcycle and a convertible collided and caught fire on Route 90, killing both drivers. University Medical Center, El Paso, Texas41 A man drowned in the American Canal while attempting to cross the border in to the U.S.2025-03-31San Diego, California2025-09-09A man died after falling from the border barrier fence.Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center, Yuma, Arizona522025-03-28McAllen, Texas2025-10-23A woman and a boy drowned after a truck being pursued by CBP drove into a canal. South Texas Health System, McAllen, Texas A woman with terminal liver cancer died in CBP custody.2025-01-20Interstate 91 near Coventry, Vermont2025-05-14 Del Sol Medical Center, El Paso, Texas
2024
DateLocationNameAgeNationalityDate of CBP disclosureDescription Near Ajo, Arizona Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus, El Paso, Texas Methodist Hospital Metropolitan, San Antonio, Texas Mimbres Memorial Hospital, Deming, New Mexico34 Unknown Duval County, Texas Near Arivaca, Arizona 2024-07-15El Paso, Texas2025-01-28A man died of dehydration and heatstroke while in CBP custody after attempting to cross the border. Hospital in El Paso, Texas Unidentified A passenger died after a car fleeing from CBP crashed into another vehicle.University Medical Center of El Paso, El Paso, TexasUnidentified
2010 DateLocationNameAgeNationalityDate of CBP disclosureDescriptionCiudad Juarez, Chihuahua, MexicoSergio Adrián Hernández Güereca15A boy playing in the cement culvert separating Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and El Paso, United States was shot and killed while on the Mexican side of the Mexico–United States Border by a BP agent on the US side. The agent claimed after the shooting that he had used deadly force because the boys had been throwing rocks at him. Cell phone video contradicted that claim.
See also List of deaths in ICE detention List of shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration No More Deaths
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