American Citizen Killed by ICE

A U.S. immigration agent fatally shot a woman during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota, on Wednesday (7), according to local authorities. A state senator said the woman was a U.S. citizen.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the 37-year-old woman attempted to drive her vehicle toward agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the operation. A DHS spokesperson said an agent fired his weapon after feeling threatened.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended the agents’ actions and described the incident as an act of “domestic terrorism.” She stated that the agents were attacked while attempting to remove a vehicle that had become stuck in the snow and said the Department of Justice is being consulted to pursue the case accordingly.

Videos shared on social media show ICE agents approaching the woman before she accelerated her vehicle toward them. At that moment, one of the officers fired. After being shot, the woman crashed her car into a utility pole.

Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh said witnesses reported that federal agents prevented a doctor from attempting to provide emergency medical assistance and resuscitate the woman. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the actions of federal agents, saying their presence was causing instability in the city and calling for ICE to leave Minneapolis and the state.

Following the incident, dozens of protesters gathered at the scene, chanting slogans against federal immigration enforcement and demanding the removal of ICE from Minnesota.

The shooting marks an escalation in immigration enforcement operations carried out under the administration of Donald Trump. Authorities say this is at least the fifth death linked to immigration enforcement actions in different U.S. states since 2024.

Minneapolis and the neighboring city of St. Paul have been on heightened alert since DHS announced the start of a large-scale immigration operation in the region earlier this week. About 2,000 agents and officers are expected to take part in the operation, which is partially connected to investigations into alleged fraud involving residents of Somali origin.