ICE agent fires shots at man after being hit by SUV

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fired shots on Sunday at a Cuban immigrant living in the US illegally after the man struck the agent and another one with an SUV in Minnesota’s state capital, the Department of Homeland Security said. The man also bit an ICE agent as officers subdued him outside his apartment in St Paul after he tried to flee on foot, Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in an email. The man wasn’t hurt, and the injuries received by the agents struck by the SUV were not life-threatening, though he and the agents were taken to the hospital for evaluation, McLaughlin said. Tensions have been rising in the Minneapolis-St Paul area as federal authorities continue an immigration crackdown. Last week, ICE agents and protesters clashed in neighbouring Minneapolis.

McLaughlin said the man detained Sunday entered the US. In 2024 through a now-discontinued program implemented by ex-President  Biden’s administration, allowing migrants without proper entry papers into the country while their claims for asylum were reviewed. The incident occurred Sunday morning. Police said in a statement that they were called to the area by reports of shots being fired, only to learn that the ICE agent had fired the shots. ICE saw the man getting into his SUV and approached the vehicle, McLaughlin said, identifying themselves as ICE agents.