Stephen Miller, United States Homeland Security Advisor, sharply criticized Minneapolis officials following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man by federal agents during an immigration enforcement operation on Saturday.
In a statement, Miller called the incident an attempted attack on law enforcement, saying: “A domestic terrorist tried to assassinate federal law enforcement and this is your response? You and the state’s entire Democrat leadership team have been flaming the flames of insurrection for the singular purpose of stopping the deportation of illegals who invaded the country.”
A domestic terrorist tried to assassinate federal law enforcement and this is your response? You and the state’s entire Democrat leadership team have been flaming the flames of insurrection for the singular purpose of stopping the deportation of illegals who invaded the country. https://t.co/tCQiGKo1Qo
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) January 24, 2026
The incident occurred at 9:05 a.m. CT when U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis encountered a man armed with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and two magazines. According to DHS, the suspect violently resisted officers attempting to disarm him, prompting defensive gunfire. Medics provided immediate aid, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, was believed to be a U.S. citizen and a lawful gun owner with no criminal record. Video circulating on social media showed a confrontation between the suspect and officers before the shots were fired.
#Internacional 🤬 Más de 6 agentes de ICE forcejearon con un hombre para someterlo, en calles de Mineápolis, Minesota, al no conseguirlo le disparan en repetidas ocasiones, la persona falleció en el lugar. pic.twitter.com/F1GrHGUnSE
— Callejero Noticias (@CallejeroPue) January 24, 2026
The situation escalated as roughly 200 rioters arrived at the scene, obstructing law enforcement and prompting crowd control measures.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, asking: “How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?”
Today, we lost another Minneapolis neighbor after multiple ICE agents pummeled him and shot him to death.
— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) January 24, 2026
How many more people need to die or get shot before this ends?
President Trump, I am calling on you to put the American people and this American city first & get ICE out. pic.twitter.com/iGkziVRPUI
Miller’s statement represents a harsh rebuke of city and state leadership, framing the shooting as an example of political interference undermining law enforcement efforts amid rising tensions over immigration enforcement.
