ICE agent fatally shot woman during immigration crackdown in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fatally shot a woman during immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
Live video posted online showed a large presence of federal and local officers, yellow police tape and cars that had been in a crash. Cmdr. Gregory Bovino of U.S. Customs and Border Protection was in the group.
“We are aware of a shooting involving federal law enforcement near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue. Please avoid this area,” the city government said on X.
Immigration authorities accused the victim of trying to run over officers with her car.
After the shooting, Mayor Jacob Frey said immigration agents were “causing chaos in our city.”
“We are demanding ICE leave the city and state immediately. We stand rock solid with our immigrant and refugee communities,” Frey said on social media, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it had launched an extraordinary immigration enforcement operation, with 2,000 agents and officers expected in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area for a crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents.