Tension grows with more protests

In an official statement, the Department of Homeland Security explained that the ICE agent activated his weapon because the person, described as an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, resisted arrest and would have “violently attacked” the officer.

The event occurred in the center of Minneapolis, the same city in Minnesota where a week ago Renne Gooda 37-year-old American woman whom the Trump Administration called a “terrorist” and “professional agitator,” was shot dead by another ICE agent.

The new incident involving a federal agent was justified by the White House saying the person involved attacked the officerwho shot to “defend his life.”

According to information from the Department of Homeland Security, the person who was injured first tried to avoid arrest by fleeing in a car, which crashed into another parked vehicleand then continued fleeing on foot.

When the ICE agent attempted to capture him, this person resisted and “violently assaulted” the officer while two more people left a nearby apartment and also They attacked the agent with a snow shovel and a broom handle.

“Fearing for his life and security while being ambushed by three people, the officer fired defensive shots in order to defend his life. The initial subject was wounded in the leg,” the statement explains.

According to information provided by local television, the injured person is a man of Venezuelan nationality, a fact that has not yet been confirmed by the authorities. Both the officer and the person who was shot are in the hospital, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump’s assessment

The scene of the attack was full of protesters, who They demanded to identify the ICE agent who activated his weapon during the operation, and by dozens of federal agents who were trying to cordon off the area.

On January 7, Good was shot dead by an ICE agent in the same city, causing thousands of demonstrations nationwide and straining relations between local authorities and the Government of President Donald Trump, who has openly defended the actions of the agents.

In an interview with the agency Reutersthe Republican president defined this episode as “unfortunate.” Asked if he thinks the ICE agent acted well, this was his response: “I don’t get into what’s right or wrong. I know it was a difficult situation. Very little respect was shown to the police, in this case, the ICE agents. It’s very sad to see it on both sides.”

Trump also promised Wednesday that he would cut federal funding next month to any states with cities where leaders have banned local law enforcement from cooperating in immigration enforcement operations.

During the first year of Trump’s term, ICE intensified its arrest and deportation operations, recording several shooting incidents that left people dead and injured, which generated criticism for the use of lethal force and sparked protests in different cities.