Slain Ice Agent's Family Files Claim Against U.s.

Slain ICE agent's family files claim against U.S. Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 08:40 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2012 The complaint alleges the agents should not have been assigned to drive through a dangerous area of Mexico to transport "sensitive equipment." [...] the reckless omissions by ICE, ATF (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) and FBI created the opportunity for his death to occur. Zapata's family alleges that a program similar to "Operation Fast and Furious," in which ATF agents in Arizona allowed guns into Mexico, made it possible for guns purchased in the Dallas area and in Beaumont to fall into the hands of Mexican gang members and to be used against the ICE agents.