ICE Officer Ambushed, Shoots Illegal Immigrant in Minneapolis: DHS

Homeland Security is calling on the Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor to honor ICE arrest detainers of more than 1,360 criminal illegal immigrants.

Federal immigration officers shoot pepper balls as tear gas is deployed at the scene of a reported shooting in Minneapolis on Jan. 14, 2026. John Locher/AP Photo

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is in the hospital after getting ambushed and attacked with a shovel by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, according to a late-night Jan. 14 post on X from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The incident happened in Minneapolis as federal law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted traffic stop of the illegal immigrant, who according to the DHS was released into the country in 2022.