The dueling narratives have already hardened, but at least some of the facts are clear: a woman confronted ICE officers at an immigration enforcement operation, a confrontation occurred, and she was shot and died. 

DHS says the woman shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has died.

In a statement to FOX 9, ICE says officers were conducting its operation when protesters began blocking officers.

"One of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism," the statement reads. "An ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots.He used his training and saved his own life and that of his fellow officers."

DHS says the woman who was shot was struck and has died. The ICE officers who were hurt are expected to recover, officials add.

"This is the direct consequence of constant attacks and demonization of our officers by sanctuary politicians who fuel and encourage rampant assaults on our law enforcement who are facing 1,300% increase in assaults against them and an 8,000% increase in death threats," says Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. "This is an evolving situation, and we will give the public more information as soon as it becomes available."

BREAKING NEWS: A woman who was shot by an ICE agent Wednesday morning has died, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. https://t.co/7YEKiENprW

— KSTP (@KSTP) January 7, 2026

Democrats are crying murder, while the Department of Homeland Security has released a statement stating that the woman in question attempted to run down ICE agents and was shot in self-defense.

?BREAKING CHAOS IN MINNEAPOLIS: MOBS of “protesters” swarming the ICE shooting scene right now.

Mayor screaming for ICE to GET OUT of the city—NOPE! Trump’s deportation force is just GETTING STARTED!pic.twitter.com/F73itm9htS

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 7, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security has been clear that the shooting was justified by the attempted murder of the agents on the ground, but the Democratic Party here has been screaming that ICE is the responsible party. 

Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism.…

— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) January 7, 2026

Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking  ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism. 

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

He used his training and saved his own life and that of his fellow officers. 

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

This is the direct consequence of constant attacks and demonization of our officers by sanctuary politicians who fuel and encourage rampant assaults on our law enforcement. These men and women who are simply enforcing the law on the books are facing 1,300% increase in assaults against them and an 8,000% increase in death threats. 

This is an evolving situation, and we will give the public more information as soon as it becomes available.

Mayor Frey is demanding ICE to leave the city and state immediately. We stand by our immigrant and refugee communities – know that you have our full support.

— City of Minneapolis (@CityMinneapolis) January 7, 2026

The city demanded ICE leave even before the most basic facts about the shooting were known, and Democrats mobbed the area and began to surround ICE within minutes. 

BREAKING - An anti-ICE “legal observer” has been shot in Minneapolis while attempting to ram ICE agents with her vehicle and has reportedly been killed, sparking mass demonstrations sparked by Tim Walz and Jacob Frey condemning ICE for legally defending themselves. pic.twitter.com/GbWIxLuFK7

— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) January 7, 2026

Mayor Frey, who just days ago "predicted" violence (threatened?), is now demanding that ICE leave immediately. (NSFW)

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: “I have a message for ICE… get the f*ck out of Minneapolis.” pic.twitter.com/4YzOdDbyrS

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 7, 2026

? BREAKING: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) is LIVID after the anti-ICE terror attack and... *checks notes* he's SIDING WITH THE TERRORIST

"A 37YO woman is DEAD, SH0T by ICE! We've dreaded this moment...they're KlLLING PEOPLE! This is BULLSH*T!"

- No mention that she rammed… pic.twitter.com/rHRKhMqHYj

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 7, 2026

It's early days, and the competing narratives are hardening as we speak. The videos that are out there seem to indicate that the woman did indeed refuse to leave her vehicle when it was demanded, and in trying to escape, she aimed her car, perhaps inadvertently and perhaps not, at an approaching ICE agent who shot her. 

A lot of people who are claiming that she did not drive at an agent seem to have missed that the agent who shot her was right in front of the car. They are focused on the one at her door, demanding she exit. (NSFW)

BREAKING: Footage shows the moment a woman was shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has made the following statement:

"It was an act of domestic terrorism. What happened was our ICE officers were out in enforcement action. They got stuck in the snow… pic.twitter.com/uiq5hyE5bP

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 7, 2026

Local politicians have been ramping up the tensions well before this incident, and descriptions of the victim as a "legal observer" have been propagated; however, it is illegal to refuse to comply with the lawful order of a law enforcement officer demanding that you exit a vehicle, so that doesn't wash. 

That's about as convincing as the argument that this is "First Amendment" activity:

Breaking — Chaos in Minneapolis as ICE agents deploy crowd control munitions on unruly agitators interfering with enforcement operations.

Tension has increased following reports of an ICE-involved shooting. Details unclear.pic.twitter.com/PFds1rXrih

— Katie Daviscourt ? (@KatieDaviscourt) January 7, 2026

I do suspect that the description of this incident as "domestic terrorism" is an exaggeration. My first impression is that the decedent was trying to evade arrest and in doing so endangered the life of the officer who shot her. I doubt she wanted to kill him or others. 

But inadvertently placing the life of a law enforcement officer in danger as you impede his lawful activity is, needless to say, illegal and dangerous. 

She found that out the hard way. 

More to come. 

Editor’s Note: Democrat politicians and their radical supporters will do everything they can to interfere with and threaten ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws.

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