Killing of Isaias Sanchez Barboza
Isaias Sanchez Barboza (31, Mexican citizen) was killed by CBP (Border Patrol) on 2025-12-11, in near Rio Grande City, Texas (~5.7 mi west of Rio Grande City Port of Entry, Starr County). Shot at least three times during an "active struggle" after agents approached a group in camouflage on the riverbank; agents performed CPR but he died at a hospital.
What is known
- Person: Isaias Sanchez Barboza, age 31; Mexican citizen.
- Date: 2025-12-11.
- Location: near Rio Grande City, Texas (~5.7 mi west of Rio Grande City Port of Entry, Starr County).
- Agency: CBP (Border Patrol).
- Reported cause: shot.
- Circumstance: Shot at least three times during an "active struggle" after agents approached a group in camouflage on the riverbank; agents performed CPR but he died at a hospital.
- Official account: Agent reported an approximately two-minute physical struggle before firing.
- Status: Under investigation; agent not identified.
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