Jan 07, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) mdash; A federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city, authorities said Wednesday.The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot the woman in her vehicle in a res idential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.Video posted online showed the vehicle crashed in a residential neighborhood. The shooting drew throngs of angry protesters to the sceneldquo;Shame! Shame! Shame!rdquo; they loudly chanted from behind the police tape.After the shooting, Mayor Jacob Frey said immigration agents were ldquo;causing chaos in our city.rdquo;ldquo;We are demanding ICE leave the city and state immediately. We stand rock solid with our immigrant and refugee communities,rdquo; 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.The Immigration Defense Network, a coalition of groups serving immigrants in Minnesota, held a training session Tuesday night for about 100 people who are willing to hit the streets to monitor the federal enforcement.ldquo;I feel like Irsquo;m an ordinary person, and I have the ability do something so I need to do it,rdquo; Mary Moran told KMSP-TV.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less
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