US citizen shot by ICE officer near children’s bus stop sues government for $25m
Summary
Carlos Jimenez, a U.S. citizen shot by an ICE officer in Ontario, California, has sued the federal government for more than $25 million. His lawsuit alleges that the officer used excessive force and that authorities wrongfully arrested and prosecuted him; the Justice Department dismissed the criminal charges last week. The government previously said Jimenez reversed toward officers and the shooting was defensive.Key Facts
- Jimenez was shot on October 30, 2025, while driving past an ICE operation near a neighborhood bus stop.
- The lawsuit says Jimenez was trying to alert officers that children would soon be at the bus stop and was turning around when the officer fired.
- Jimenez alleges FBI agents interfered with his hospital care and took him back to the scene for questioning while he was injured.
- The Department of Homeland Security said Jimenez reversed toward officers and described the shots as defensive.
- Federal prosecutors charged Jimenez with assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.
- A judge ordered the government in May to produce records of agents’ communications, and prosecutors later agreed to resolve the case through diversion.
- The criminal charges were formally dismissed last week.
- Jimenez seeks more than $25 million for alleged civil rights violations, lost wages and medical costs; he says bullet fragments remain near his lung.
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