DHS says ICE agents rammed by vehicles amid Minneapolis enforcement surge: 'Aggressively assaulted'
Federal immigration officials said Tuesday that Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have faced escalating violence in Minneapolis, including vehicle ramming incidents as recently as "today" and "yesterday,"...
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Federal immigration officials said Tuesday that Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have faced escalating violence in Minneapolis, including vehicle ramming incidents as recently as "today" and "yesterday," during a major enforcement operation targeting criminal illegal aliens in the Twin Cities. "I believe we had a vehicle ramming today. We had one yesterday," said Greg Bovino, who was identified to the assembled media during a scheduled Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) news conference as the commander at large for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) assets in the Twin Cities. Bovino said two suspects "decided that it would be a good idea to ram Border Patrol agents and then take off," adding that a civilian vehicle was also struck during one of the incidents. He said both suspects were apprehended. No additional details were released. The briefing came amid fiery protests, political pushback and scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis after the death of Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 . OMAR, MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR ACCUSE TRUMP ADMIN OF UNLEASHING 'POLITICAL RETRIBUTION,' 'INVASION' WITH ICE ACTIVITY Bovino appeared alongside Marcos Charles, acting executive associate director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, as DHS officials outlined what they described as a sharp increase in arrests, mounting confrontations and resistance from local leaders during Operation Metro Surge. Bovino said the operation is focused on public safety and violent offenders, rejecting claims that enforcement actions are random or politically motivated. "Our operations are lawful, they’re targeted, and they’re focused on individuals who pose a serious threat to this community," Bovino said. "They are not random, and they are not political." WHITE HOUSE SAYS WALZ, FREY INCITED CHAOS AFTER ANTI-ICE MOB STORMS MINNEAPOLIS CHURCH He accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of using "heated rhetoric" that he sa…