{"id":2531177,"date":"2026-01-07T18:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T23:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-react-to-car-ramming-by-inciting-more-anti-ice-violence\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:01:46","slug":"dems-react-to-car-ramming-by-inciting-more-anti-ice-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-react-to-car-ramming-by-inciting-more-anti-ice-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems React To Car-Ramming By Inciting More Anti-ICE Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-react-to-car-ramming-by-inciting-more-anti-ice-violence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531177&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Minneapolis encounter left a woman dead after she accelerated her vehicle into an ICE agent, who fired what the Department of Homeland Security described as a defensive shot; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-officer-who-died-during-capitol-riot-to-lie-in-honor-in-rotunda\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Officer Who Died During Capitol Riot To Lie In Honor In Rotunda\">video appears<\/a> to show the vehicle making contact with the agent and officers had ordered her to exit the car. The Federalist article notes commentators and several Democratic politicians &#8211; including mayor Jacob Frey, Rep. Ilhan Omar, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi &#8211; quickly labeled the incident a &#8220;murder&#8221; or &#8220;heinous killing,&#8221; calling for accountability. The piece cites media commentators saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/must-be-dismantled-ben-jerrys-attacks-americas-police-system\/\" title=\"\u2018Must Be Dismantled\u2019: Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s Attacks America\u2019s Police System\">body-worn camera<\/a> footage and audio will be critical to determining whether the shooting was justified. It warns that immediate, incendiary accusations against ICE risk normalizing and encouraging further anti-ICE violence, pointing to prior attacks on immigration agents earlier last year. The author argues that framing likely defensive actions as murder endangers ICE officers by providing moral cover for attacks. The article is written by Brianna Lyman, an elections correspondent at The Federalist.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=72a9zj6lz4g\">Fox 2 Detroit\/Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/07\/dems-react-to-minneapolis-car-ramming-by-inciting-more-anti-ice-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Dems%20React%20To%20Minneapolis%20Car-Ramming%20By%20Inciting%20More%20Anti-ICE%20Violence&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/07\/dems-react-to-minneapolis-car-ramming-by-inciting-more-anti-ice-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Dems%20React%20To%20Minneapolis%20Car-Ramming%20By%20Inciting%20More%20Anti-ICE%20Violence&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/07\/dems-react-to-minneapolis-car-ramming-by-inciting-more-anti-ice-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/07\/dems-react-to-minneapolis-car-ramming-by-inciting-more-anti-ice-violence\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Dems%20React%20To%20Minneapolis%20Car-Ramming%20By%20Inciting%20More%20Anti-ICE%20Violence&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/07\/dems-react-to-minneapolis-car-ramming-by-inciting-more-anti-ice-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>A woman is dead after accelerating her vehicle into an ICE agent during an encounter in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The ICE agent fired what the Department of Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TriciaOhio\/status\/2008957179793998266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described<\/a> as a defensive shot, with video footage appearing to show the woman&rsquo;s vehicle making contact with that agent. Seconds before, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement seemingly ordered<\/a> her to exit her vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News contributor <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/2008993190926315895?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Boyce<\/a> pointed out that &ldquo;this could be a justified shooting if that officer was brushed aside or feared for his life. &hellip; The body-worn camera is really going to tell the tale, because it also has audio,&rdquo; Boyce said. &ldquo;But from what I&rsquo;ve seen so far, an officer was brushed aside by the vehicle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-330589053\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the obvious risk to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-compelling-trump-shooting-bodycam-footage-yet-has-just-been-released\/\" title=\"The Most Compelling Trump ... Bodycam Footage Yet Has Just Been Released\">officer &#038;mdash<\/a>; and the questions about whether the officer was justified in using deadly force &mdash; Democrats recklessly rushed to declare the shooting a &ldquo;murder&rdquo; and &ldquo;heinous killing,&rdquo; accusing the ICE agent of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey responded to the shooting by saying, &ldquo;What [ICE is] doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust; they&rsquo;re ripping families apart, and they&rsquo;re sowing chaos on our streets, and in this case, quite literally killing people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/walz-prepares-national-guard-woman-killed-ice-operation-never-been-war-federal-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve never been at war with our federal government.&rdquo; New York City communist Mayor Zohran Mamdani <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2009015792382390463?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that &ldquo;ICE murdered a woman.&rdquo; Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=853591234218207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> the shooting &ldquo;state violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York Democratic Rep. Dan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/danielsgoldman\/status\/2008982331063980527?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goldman<\/a> seemingly claimed ICE agents are &ldquo;thugs&rdquo; trying to &ldquo;murder Americans.&rdquo; Minority leader <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJeffries\/status\/2009015305876721703?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> called the shooting a &ldquo;heinous killing [that] must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.&rdquo; Former Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerPelosi\/status\/2009018797764772092?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> said, &ldquo;Accountability for this killing is not optional. &hellip; Our nation must reject this violence and unequivocally denounce it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grahamformaine\/status\/2008988184185852130?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graham Platner<\/a>, who is running for U.S. Senate in Maine, said: &ldquo;Dismantling ICE is the moderate position. Unmask these thugs, arrest them, and make them answer for these horrors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leftist influencer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/harryjsisson\/status\/2008973160427995506?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry Sisson<\/a> posted, &ldquo;The ICE agent who shot that woman in the face and killed her in Minneapolis needs to be indicted on murder charges TODAY.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/harryjsisson\/status\/2008964180821561442?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">He also stated<\/a> that &ldquo;ICE just killed someone in broad daylight in Minneapolis. This sh-t has to stop. We cannot keep doing this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/krystalball\/status\/2008956112872046989?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Krystal Ball<\/a> accused the agent of murder: &ldquo;Looking like ICE thugs murdered an American protester. Trump threatened to launch a war against Iran if they treat protesters in this fashion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At a time when ICE agents have faced repeated attacks &mdash; from the September <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/24\/24-hours-before-attack-on-ice-nbc-ran-a-hoax-accusing-ice-of-holding-child-hostage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shooting<\/a> that ultimately left two detainees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/news\/releases\/ice-reports-second-death-dallas-sniper-attack-after-detainee-succumbs-injuries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dead<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/08\/10-charged-in-ambush-attempted-murder-of-ice-agents-by-antifa-terror-cell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">July attack<\/a> by Antifa on an ICE facility and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/07\/deadly-anti-ice-car-ramming-is-latest-of-more-than-100-attacks-on-immigration-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other incidents<\/a> of car-ramming &mdash; such incendiary rhetoric is far from harmless.<\/p>\n<p>By immediately declaring the officer guilty and framing the shooting as &ldquo;murder&rdquo; or a &ldquo;heinous killing,&rdquo; Democratic leaders are implicitly justifying resistance by any means necessary. If the state is committing what the left claims is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-lists-united-states-as-bad-actor-alongside-taliban-and-hamas\/\" title=\"... Lists United States as Bad Actor Alongside Taliban and Hamas\">state-sanctioned murder<\/a>, the logic is clear: There should be more anti-ICE violence.<\/p>\n<p>Months of incendiary rhetoric, coupled with Democrats&rsquo; immediate assumption of wrongdoing, have turned ICE agents&rsquo; enforcement duties into life-threatening situations. Labeling likely defensive actions as &ldquo;murder&rdquo; or &ldquo;heinous killings&rdquo; provides moral cover for further attacks.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. 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