Family of Slain ICE Agent Filed Claim With Gov't The family of an Immigration and Customs agent slain in Mexico has filed a wrongful death claim against the U.S. government. A South Texas law firm representing the family of ICE Agent Jaime Zapata filed the claim. The claim notice is a precursor to a lawsuit. Zapata was killed in a roadside attack near San Luis Potosi in northern Mexico in February 2011. Fellow agent Victor Avila was wounded. In the weeks after the killing, U.S. authorities concluded that a gun used in the shooting was smuggled into Mexico from the United States.