(The Center Square) – Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up 1,300%, vehicular attacks are up 3,200%, and death threats are up 8,000%, the Department of Homeland Security said after a U.S. citizen was shot and killed during an alleged vehicular attack in Minneapolis this week.
Federal authorities argue the shooting was justified and in self-defense. Local and state officials say otherwise.
One day after the Minneapolis shooting, two Venezuelan nationals were shot by a Border Patrol agent after they attempted to run him over with their vehicle in Portland, Ore., the Department of Homeland Security said. DHS also describes the shooting as self-defense and justified.
The two Venezuelans and alleged Tren de Aragua members “weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland. The agent took immediate action to defend himself and others, shooting them,” DHS said.
After the shooting in Portland, the Venezuelans fled the scene, DHS said. They reportedly drove nearly five miles to an apartment complex where they called emergency medical services and were transported to separate hospitals, DHS said.
Venezuelans Luis David Nino-Moncada suffered an injury to his arm, and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras was hit in her chest. Nino-Moncada is currently in FBI custody.
“Only one day after an ICE officer was almost ran over in Minneapolis, two vicious Tren de Aragua gang members – let loose on American streets by Joe Biden – weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. “The agent took immediate action to defend himself and others, shooting them. Thankfully, no law enforcement was injured as these criminals fled.”
Zambrano-Contreras illegally entered the U.S. in 2023 near El Paso, Texas, and was released into the country by the Biden administration, according to DHS. Since illegally entering, she’s “played an active role in a Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and was involved with a prior shooting in Portland in July,” DHS said.
Nino-Moncada illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 and was released into the country by the Biden administration. Since then, he’s been arrested on a DUI charge and unauthorized use of a vehicle, DHS said. He also has a final order of removal from a federal immigration judge, according to ICE records.
Enforcement actions continue as attacks against ICE officers have increased by unprecedented numbers in less than one year. By November, assaults against ICE officers had increased by 1,000% and death threats by 8,000%, The Center Square reported.
ICE and Border Patrol officers also experienced a historic surge of vehicular attacks. By November, there had been 71 reported vehicular attacks against U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, including Border Patrol, compared to 45 vehicular attacks during the same period in 2024, a 58% increase, The Center Square reported.
Over the same time frame, 28 vehicular attacks were reported against ICE officers compared to two attacks in 2024, a 1,300% increase.
That percentage has since increased nearly three-fold to 3,200% as of last week, DHS said.
The Minneapolis and Portland shootings are the latest of several that have occurred since last fall.
In September, Mexican national Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was shot and killed after he “refused to follow law enforcements commands and drove his car at law enforcement officers. One of the ICE officers was hit by the car and dragged a significant distance. Fearing for his own life, the officer fired his weapon,” DHS said.
In October, Mexican national Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikTok content creator, was shot after ramming his vehicle into a law enforcement vehicle and then fleeing the scene, DHS said. He was hit in the elbow; a U.S. Marshal’s hand was struck by a ricocheted bullet. A federal judge recently dismissed federal assault charges brought against Parias.
Also in October, U.S. citizen Carlos Jimenez was shot in the shoulder after federal authorities claimed he allegedly accelerated towards federal agents during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles.
Reprinted with permission from The Center Square by Bethany Blankley.
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If these Soros-paid protesting bastards and other scum ignore the order to disperse then start using water cannons, K-9 attack dogs, tasers and rubber bullets.
If mutuny-committing cowardly cops refuse to assist ICE or impede them performing their missions, OR if these Communist mayors harbor, hide, protect and defend illegals ARREST THESE TURNCOATS.
Time to end this BULL$HIT.
Leftist politicians are responsible and until they are held accountable they will continue to sow hatred. Ignoring ICE is reason enough to remove permanently these oath breakers but beyond that, a blatant disregard for federal law is reason to lock them up and strip them of any political position or authority.
It is too bad that local and state law enforcement and governments agencies will sit back and allow violence to occur as they appease their Democratic owners.
When will the people, the voters realize that dems. deliberately import criminals into the country to terrorize and menace the citizens, this is all planned and orchestrated They are unleashing the rule of mob from which they insulate themselves and would not hesitate to use force against it were they to be in danger This all started long ago, when elected officials ordered police to stand back and let the mob loot and burn, when they made a criminal into a martyr and officers doing their duties a criminal. Not one ever were held responsible or accountable. Majority hiding behind the color of the skin When will they stop, when the country is made into another Rwanda, because that is where the rule of mob leads to.
This is what REAL insurrection looks like
This must come to a end now, these individuals who are protesting ICE are being paid by enemies of our country! These criminals should be told to get out of the way and off the streets, failure to comply they should be gassed and if need be shot as treasonous and paid mercenaries! Then track down who paid them and charge them with treason!
This illegal alien problem is all on the leftist democrats and their destroy AMERICA and rebuild in their image agenda.Power,wealth and votes for only them.These entities are not immigrants,our ancestors were the real immigrants,they did it the right way.
OK to Shoot back when Under Threat No questions asked post event
We must not waver in this mission! Our country is at stake. These people were let into our nation for the express purpose of destabilizing our country. We may never find out who the players truly are but enemies of our nation exist. ????????
We are truly seeing and experiencing an “upside-down” world. This is happening in Democrat-run states and with the help of liberal Dem-appointed judges who promote more of the same by not following the law in their court decisions.
Conservatives and US patriots MUST vote this fall to keep a GOP lead in House and Senate. Otherwise, if Dems have majority, the USA is doomed to be a socialist/communist state. Then it won’t be long before China takes over, as they plan and no doubt are financing and infiltrating these protests.
And these are the morons who want and change our country. To kill people and steel and loot. To corrupt society. Talk about a evil spirited world we are now in.Hate to see all the evil brainwashing being performed on our children and grandchildren. So glad I have lived in better times even though it wasn’t perfect either but much better than now.
And these are the morons that want change to our country. Violence corruption theft and to kill. Pathetic.
Shoot a Insurance CEO in the back and the Killer is a hero the Left want to marry. A DC cop shoots an Air Force veteran through a window and kills her claiming she was “trespassing”, he get’s promoted and Nancy give me another vodka Pelosi rewards him with a medal. But oh, a Federal Officer enforcing the laws passed by Congress to deport robbing, raping, murdering Criminal Invaders? Remember: Slime NEVER sleeps.
This is ALL perpetrated the US Democratic Party.
These are paid mercenaries making them enemies of our country, ICE and Law enforcement as well as the military should be allowed to shoot them down as enemies of our country! Then track down who ever paid them and have them shot for treason!
Let’s put the Democrats in a arena and let loose BIGFOOT the truck and have a smashing good time!!
The blue states sow hatred by telling their citizens to protest and rebel against ICE. Protesting and rebelling never included driving a car into an officer to stop him from doing his job. It never included setting cars on fire or damaging small business stores. Two wrongs don’t make a right no matter how you look at it. The problem is very few of these perps are doing time for the crimes they commit. Is it because the blue states have different laws in place than the rest of the world? I feel sad for the people who were not raised with a balanced sense of right vs. wrong. Stop hurting other people while trying to get your voices heard. Everyone knows how you feel by looking at the signs you hold. Do you know that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar? (Note: honey is kindness and vinegar is rudeness… there is no tolerance for criminal behavior.)
Yup. Just another day in ‘Murica. Too bad it is such a nice spot for malcontents….
Enforce 18 USC 111. Assign some officer at each site to arrest those who violate this law.
I’m curious to see these numbers per capita of officers. The percentage increase in violence is huge but we also have many thousands more ICE agents than we used to.
I’ve seen advertising on TV offering $50,000 signing bonus and complete forgiveness of student debt for new agents. Are they getting enough training or are we in affect hiring mercenaries? I support ICE but it does seem like they can get carried away.
this is not helping the stereotype that conservatives can’t do math.