Fatal ICE operation shooting in Minneapolis: What we know and the legal questions ahead

On Wednesday morning, a woman was shot and killed during what ICE describes as a targeted enforcement operation in south Minneapolis.

In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said one of its officers fired his weapon in an act of self-defense as the woman “weaponized her vehicle.” However, elected officials and local law enforcement leaders are challenging that account, saying they see no evidence that the shooting was an act of self-defense.

MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with her guests about what’s known about the fatal shooting, what remains unclear and the legal questions it raises about federal authority, use of force and civil liberties.

Guests:

• Sarah Thamer is the senior reporter for the MPR News Race, Class and Communities team.
• Emmanuel Mauleón is an associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota who researches policing, surveillance and racial justice.
• Jenn Budd is a former senior patrol agent with the US border patrol and author of “Against the Wall: My Journey from Border Patrol Agent to Immigrant Rights Activist.”
• Liliana Zaragoza is an associate professor of clinical law and director of the Racial Justice Law Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School.

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