USA: ICE Shooting – Officer and Migrant Injured

An officer and a migrant were injured in a shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Los Angeles. The incident occurred during a check on an alleged illegal immigrant.

According to Deputy Undersecretary of Homeland Security, Trisha McLaughlin, the migrant used his vehicle as a weapon, attempting to escape. Officers opened fire defensively, injuring the migrant in the elbow. An officer was injured in the hand by a bullet ricochet.

The incident has sparked reactions, with reports of similar incidents where police used vehicles to immobilize suspects. A video shows a vehicle surrounded by patrol cars.

In another incident, an activist was arrested after a traffic accident, while a woman in Chicago was accused of hitting a border police vehicle before being shot at.

In San Bernardino, ICE agents shot at a vehicle during an immigration check, with similar charges of vehicle assault.