According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), an ICE officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg on Wednesday evening after claiming they were “being ambushed and attacked” by two other people and the immigrant they were trying to arrest.
DHS says the man resisted arrest and “violently” assaulted the officer, before two other people “came out from a nearby apartment and also attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle.” The agent shot at the man they were initially trying to apprehend, and hit him in the leg. The man was transported to a hospital with a non-life threatening injury, according to the City of Minneapolis.
According to DHS, the incident started 10 minutes before a statewide address by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about the surge in immigration agents in his state. In his primetime message, Walz called on the Trump administration to “end this occupation” and encouraged residents who see immigration agents in their neighborhoods to “take out that phone and hit record” to create a database of ICE’s actions.
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down… This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Iranians Can Protest But US Citizens Cannot:
The Fascist Felon, who occupies space in the People’s House, threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if the “corrupt politicians of Minnesota” fail to “stop” widespread and ongoing ICE protests across the state.
Q: Will it lead to more deadly killings in Minnesota if the Insurrection Act is invoked? KRISTI NOEM: If anything doesn't change with Gov. Walz, I don't anticipate the streets getting any safer or more peaceful
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 15, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Q: Do you think there needs to be an Insurrection Act invoked? KRISTI NOEM: I think the president has that opportunity in the future. It's his constitutional right and it's up to him
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 15, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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Trump’s threat comes after an ICE agent reportedly shot an alleged undocumented immigrant in the leg during an arrest attempt after the individual reportedly resisted and “violently assaulted the officer,” per DHS. The suspect is reported to be in stable condition and in custody, while the agent was also hospitalized.
🚨BREAKING: "I'm only 14! I'm only 14!" ICE agents arrest 2 teenagers in Minneapolis hours after an ICE officer shot a man in the leg. ICE attacks against protesters continue to escalate. LIVE NOW ⬇️
— Status Coup News (@statuscoupnews.bsky.social) January 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Here's video of the victim being interviewed after they attacked his car full of kids with flash bangs. bsky.app/profile/thet…
— Siamese Cats #BoycottElSalvador 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦💯 (@siamesecats.bsky.social) January 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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Trump Lauds ‘Highly Respected Judge’ — a Biden Appointee — for ICE Ruling in Minnesota
President Donald Trump praised a Minnesota judge — who was appointed by former President Joe Biden — a day after she ruled ICE operations can continue amid a legal battle with state and local officials.
Taking to his Truth Social platform on Thursday morning, Trump shouted out “highly respected” U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez, who was appointed by Biden in 2021 for allowing “Operation Metro Surge” to continue in the state, in response to a legal challenge by Attorney General Keith Ellison and other officials in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul who have likened the initiative to a “federal invasion.”
