Officer Shot As Illegal Migrant Attempts To Ram Car Into Law Enforcement

A law enforcement officer and an illegal migrant have been hospitalized after the migrant attempted to weaponize his vehicle against agents, forcing them to fire defensive rounds.

During a targeted operation in the Los Angeles area, 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and U.S. Marshals attempted to apprehend an illegal migrant who previously escaped from custody, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. However, the migrant allegedly used his vehicle to ram officers in an attempt to get away.

Agents allegedly fired defensive rounds in return, which hit the migrant in the elbow, but also ricocheted and hit an officer’s hand, according to DHS.

“This is a developing situation and information is preliminary: During a targeted enforcement traffic stop in the Los Angeles area, an illegal alien — who had previously escaped from custody — attempted to evade arrest yet again,” assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement provided to the DCNF. “ICE law enforcement officers, assisted by U.S. Marshals, pulled the illegal alien over in a standard law enforcement procedure.”

The DHS assistant secretary — who confirmed that both the illegal migrant and agent have been hospitalized — ripped Democrats for their demonizing language against federal 🛂Immigration authorities.

“These are the consequences of conduct and rhetoric by sanctuary politicians and activists who urge illegal aliens to resist arrest,” McLaughlin stated. “Resisting arrest puts the safety of illegal aliens, law enforcement, and the public at risk.”