ICE Agent Fires Shots After Being Struck by SUV in St. Paul

On Sunday morning in St. Paul, Minnesota, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fired shots at a Cuban immigrant residing illegally in the U.S. after the man struck two agents with his SUV, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated that the incident began when ICE agents identified the man entering his vehicle and approached him, identifying themselves as federal agents. The man refused to roll down his window, prompting agents to warn they would break it if he did not comply. He then drove off, striking one agent, and proceeded to a parking lot near his apartment complex. There, agents confronted him again, ordering him to exit the vehicle. Instead, he rammed his SUV into an ICE vehicle, hitting a second agent, which led to an agent firing shots that did not hit him.

After ramming another ICE vehicle, the man exited his SUV and attempted to flee into his apartment but was subdued by agents. During the struggle, he bit one of the agents. Both the man and the agents involved sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital for evaluation.

McLaughlin noted that the man entered the U.S. in 2024 through a now-discontinued program implemented by former President Joe Biden's administration, which allowed migrants without proper entry papers into the country while their asylum claims were reviewed.

This incident occurs amid rising tensions in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, where federal authorities have intensified immigration enforcement. Last week, ICE agents and protesters clashed ...