US immigration officer shoots woman dead

An immigration officer in Minneapolis shot dead a woman who allegedly sought to ram ICE officers with a vehicle, US authorities said Tuesday, calling it an act of “domestic terrorism.”

“Attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them — an act of domestic terrorism,” the Department of Homeland Security, which runs ICE, said on X.

“An ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots.

“The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased. The ICE officers who were hurt are expected to make full recoveries.”

There have been passionate protests in some cities against the immigration enforcement operations of the Trump administration, which has vowed to arrest and deport undocumented migrants.

AFP