Both were left wounded but they are expected to survive.
By Catholics for Catholics
In the latest fracas involving federal law enforcement in a sanctuary city, a U.S. Marshal and an illegal immigrant were left bullet-wounded after authorities tried to make an arrest that turned out violently.
Both the Marshal and the migrant were wounded Tuesday morning during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Los Angeles, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The two are expected to survive, according to Newsmax.
Tricia McLaughlin, the DHS Assistant Secretary told Newsmax that the condition is ongoing and the “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,” McLaughlin said. “ICE law enforcement officers, assisted by U.S. Marshals, pulled the illegal alien over in a standard law enforcement procedure. The illegal alien weaponized his vehicle and began ramming the law enforcement vehicle in an attempt to flee.”
“Fearing for the safety of the public and law enforcement, our officers followed their training and fired defensive shots. The illegal alien was shot in the elbow, and one law enforcement officer was shot in the hand by a ricochet bullet. Both are in the hospital.”
Sadly, the latest dangerous scuffle is not surprising, McLaughlin said. It is part of a worsening aggression against federal officers— she held responsible “sanctuary politicians” such as Democrat Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Dan Goldman of New York, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom for providing resources and tips for how to openly defy ICE.
“Resisting arrest puts the safety of illegal aliens, law enforcement, and the public at risk,” McLaughlin said. “Our law enforcement officers are facing a more than 1,000% increase in assaults against them, including vehicle rammings by illegal aliens. We are once again calling on sanctuary politicians, agitators, and the media to turn the temperature down and stop calling for violence and resistance against ICE law enforcement.”
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