Protests after ICE officer shoots woman dead during immigration crackdown in Minneapolis

A bullet hole is seen in the windscreen of a crashed car as law enforcement officers work at the scene of the shooting. Picture: Tom Baker/AP Photo

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a female motorist on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city.

Federal officials claimed the shooting was an act of self-defence, but the mayor of Minneapolis described it as “reckless” and unnecessary.