US Citizen Sues for $25 Million After ICE Shooting; Criminal Charges Dismissed

Carlos Jimenez, a US citizen and father of three, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking more than $25 million after an ICE officer shot him in Ontario, California, in October 2025. Jimenez says he was trying to warn officers that children would soon be at a nearby bus stop when the officer fired at his car as he attempted to turn around. He was hit in the back and shoulder. The lawsuit alleges excessive force, false arrest and malicious prosecution. It also claims FBI agents interfered with Jimenez’s medical care and that investigators misrepresented what two witnesses said. The Department of Homeland Security previously said Jimenez reversed toward officers and described the shooting as defensive; those claims are disputed in the suit. Federal prosecutors charged Jimenez with assaulting an officer, but the charges were dismissed after the case was resolved through a diversion agreement. Jimenez says he still has bullet fragments near his lung and is seeking compensation for medical expenses and lost wages. The government agencies involved declined to comment on the lawsuit.

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