By TIM SULLIVAN and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over legislation enforcement officers throughout an immigration crackdown within the metropolis, authorities stated Wednesday.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot the girl in her automobile in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Division of Homeland Safety spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin stated in a press release.
The taking pictures marks a dramatic escalation of the newest in a collection of immigration enforcement operations in main American cities beneath the Trump administration.
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have been on edge since DHS introduced Tuesday that it had launched the operation, with 2,000 brokers and officers anticipated to take part within the crackdown tied partially to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents.
A big throng of protesters gathered on the scene after Wednesday’s taking pictures, the place they vented their anger on the native and federal officers who had been there, together with Gregory Bovino, a senior U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official who has been the face of crackdowns in Los Angeles, Chicago and elsewhere.
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Legislation enforcement officers attend to the scene of the taking pictures involving federal legislation enforcement brokers, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photograph/Tom Baker)
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Legislation enforcement officers attend to the scene of the taking pictures involving federal legislation enforcement brokers, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photograph/Tom Baker)
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In a scene much like the Los Angeles and Chicago crackdowns, bystanders heckled the officers and blew whistles which have develop into ubiquitous through the crackdowns.
“Disgrace! Disgrace! Disgrace!” and “ICE out of Minnesota!” they loudly chanted from behind the police tape.
After the taking pictures, Mayor Jacob Frey stated immigration brokers had been “inflicting chaos in our metropolis.”
“We’re demanding ICE go away town and state instantly. We stand rock strong with our immigrant and refugee communities,” Frey stated on social media.
The realm the place the taking pictures occurred is a modest neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, only a few blocks from a number of the oldest immigrant markets within the space and a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the place George Floyd was killed by police in 2020.
The Immigration Protection Community, a coalition of teams serving immigrants in Minnesota, held a coaching session Tuesday evening for about 100 people who find themselves keen to hit the streets to watch the federal enforcement.
“I really feel like I’m an bizarre individual, and I’ve the flexibility do one thing so I have to do it,” Mary Moran informed KMSP-TV.
Dell’Orto reported from St. Paul, Minnesota. Related Press reporter Ed White in Detroit contributed.