“In Minneapolis, an ICE officer shot and killed a woman during a protest against immigration policy.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America social networks HDonald Trump in Truth Social, Associated Press
Details: The incident occurred during a protest against ICE’s immigration enforcement actions.
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The US Department of Homeland Security said that ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting official operations when several people began to block them, and one woman wanted to move ICE by car. The ICE employee, fearing for his life and the lives of his colleagues, fired “defensive shots”.
Verbatim statement of the ministry: “He used the skills he learned during his training and saved his life and the lives of his colleagues.”
Details: The President of the United States, Donald Trump, commented on the incident, saying that the “radical left” is harassing American law enforcement officers and ICE agents every day. After watching video of the shooting, Trump said the woman who was killed “behaved very inappropriately, obstructed and resisted, and then violently, intentionally and maliciously ran over an ICE officer.
At the same time, the mayor of the city, Jacob Frey, categorically denied this interpretation of events. He called the actions of federal agents “dangerous and irresponsible.” According to the mayor, the video recording of the incident does not support ICE’s version.
Frey’s direct speech: “This is not about safety. This is about the chaos and fear that the federal government is deliberately bringing to our streets.”
Details: A woman died near neighborhoods with a large immigrant community and about a kilometer from where George Floyd was killed in 2020. Several hours after the shooting, hundreds of protesters gathered at the site. During the clashes, federal agents used tear gas and chemical irritants, and journalists were injured.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristy Noem called the incident an “act of domestic terrorism” against ICE agents.