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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fighting for his life in Minneapolis<\/a> was allegedly ambushed with a shovel and broom handle by three illegal immigrants during a traffic stop that quickly spiraled into a foot chase, a violent struggle and gunfire, officials said.<\/p>\n

Federal authorities say the chaotic scene began Wednesday evening when agents conducted a targeted traffic stop for a Venezuelan illegal immigrant who was released into the U.S. under former President Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What followed, they said, was an attempt to evade arrest that ended with one of the attackers shot and all three in custody.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified the illegal immigrants as Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, Alfredo Alejandro Ajorna and Gabriel Alejandro Hernandez-Ledezma, all Venezuelan nationals now in ICE custody.<\/p>\n

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DHS said federal officers<\/a> were attempting to arrest Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis when he fled the scene in his vehicle, crashed into a parked car and ran on foot.<\/p>\n

The pursuing officer caught up with Sosa-Celis and tried to take him into custody, at which point he began to resist and violently assault the officer.<\/p>\n

As the two struggled on the ground, two individuals emerged from a nearby apartment and began striking the officer with a snow<\/a> shovel and a broom handle, DHS said. Sosa-Celis broke free and allegedly struck the officer as well before the agent, fearing for his life, fired a defensive shot that struck Sosa-Celis in the leg.<\/p>\n

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Despite being wounded, Sosa-Celis and the other two men retreated into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside.<\/p>\n

ICE ultimately arrested all three suspects and took them into custody. The officer and Sosa-Celis were both hospitalized following the confrontation.<\/p>\n

“What we saw last night in Minneapolis was an attempted murder of federal law enforcement,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem<\/a> said. “Our officer was ambushed and attacked by three individuals who beat him with snow shovels and the handles of brooms. Fearing for his life, the officer fired a defensive shot.”<\/p>\n

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Noem blasted local leadership, saying Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz<\/a> must “get their city under control” and accusing them of encouraging resistance against law enforcement, which she said is “putting the people of Minnesota in harm\u2019s way.”<\/p>\n

DHS said Sosa-Celis is a criminal illegal alien<\/a> from Venezuela with prior convictions who was released by Minnesota authorities before ICE could lodge a detainer.<\/p>\n

Ajorna and Hernandez-Ledezma also entered the U.S. illegally and, according to DHS, failed to comply with immigration proceedings.<\/p>\n

All three remain in ICE custody as authorities review the case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/three-venezuelan-illegals-arrested-ice-officer-ambushed-attacked-traffic-stop-noem <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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