One person is dead after a shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, authorities said.
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers opened fire after someone allegedly tried to ram someone with a vehicle.
“The ICE officer fired defensively in fear for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement colleagues, and the safety of the public,” McLaughlin said in a statement. “He used his training to save his life and that of his coworkers. The alleged assailant was struck and died. The injured ICE officers are expected to make a full recovery.”
Minneapolis Gov. Tim Walz said ICE was involved in the shooting and that agents were flooding into the Minneapolis area amid a broader federal crackdown on fraud in the state.
“My public safety team is working this morning to gather information regarding an ICE-related shooting incident,” Walz said. “We will share more information as it becomes available. In the meantime, we ask everyone to remain calm.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he was “aware of the shootings committed by ICE agents” and called on federal authorities to leave the city.
“The presence of federal immigration enforcement agents is causing chaos in our city,” he wrote to X. “We demand that ICE immediately remove them from our city. We stand firm with our immigrant and refugee communities.”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar also shared on X, “My team is gathering information on an ICE-related shooting in Minneapolis this morning.”
The shooting occurred as the Department of Homeland Security launched its “largest-ever operation” in Minnesota, sending 2,000 federal agents to the state in addition to an earlier deployment of police officers in December.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
