{"id":2537843,"date":"2026-01-15T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/propaganda-press-glosses-over-attack-on-ice-agent\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:15:50","slug":"propaganda-press-glosses-over-attack-on-ice-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/propaganda-press-glosses-over-attack-on-ice-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Propaganda Press Glosses Over Attack On ICE Agent"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fpropaganda-press-glosses-over-attack-on-ice-agent%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=2537843&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>The Federalist article reports that, according to a Department of Homeland Security statement, an ICE agent conducting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-shot-and-killed-after-severely-injuring-ice-officer\/\" title=\"Il...al Alien ... and Killed After Severely Injuring ICE ...\">targeted traffic stop<\/a> in Minneapolis around 6:50 p.m. was ambushed during an arrest of a venezuelan man who allegedly fled, crashed his vehicle, adn then assaulted the officer.DHS says two other people joined the attack, using a snow shovel and a broom handle; the agent fired one defensive shot that struck the Venezuelan man in the leg.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece criticizes mainstream news outlets<\/a> for emphasizing the shooting rather than the alleged ambush, citing initial headlines and later edits from The new York times, People, Al Jazeera, NPR, The washington Post, The Guardian, and Politico. The Federalist argues those outlets framed the story around the shooting and protests while downplaying or delaying mention of the officer being violently attacked.<\/p>\n<p>The article concludes by underscoring that, in its view, the distinction between an agent who shot an immigrant and an agent who fired to defend himself after being ambushed matters to the public narrative. The author is 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>\n<p>An illegal alien from Venezuela violently attacked an ICE agent on Wednesday during a targeted arrest in Minneapolis, using a &ldquo;shovel&rdquo; or &ldquo;broom.&rdquo; Two other individuals also took part in attacking the officer. Fearing for his life, the agent fired a single defensive shot, striking the illegal alien in the leg. But you wouldn&rsquo;t necessarily know that if you read coverage from the propaganda press. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/dhs-ice-agent-ambushed-assaulted-while-arresting-illegal-alien-in-minneapolis\/\">incident unfolded<\/a> around 6:50 p.m. CT in Minneapolis when federal law enforcement officers &ldquo;were conducting a targeted traffic stop &hellip; of an illegal alien from Venezuela who was released into the country by Joe Biden in 2022,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2011632198000976086?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> said in a statement posted to X.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect allegedly fled the scene in his vehicle, crashed into a parked car, and then fled on foot. When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officer<\/a> caught up to the subject on foot, the suspect &ldquo;began to resist and violently assaulted the officer.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>DHS says two other subjects then &ldquo;came out of a nearby apartment and also attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle.&rdquo; As the two other individuals violently attacked the agent, the original suspect allegedly broke loose and grabbed either a &ldquo;shovel or broom stick&rdquo; and began beating the officer. <\/p>\n<p>The officer, being ambushed by three individuals, &ldquo;fired a defensive shot to defend his life&rdquo; and the Venezuelan man was struck in the leg. <\/p>\n<p>Those are the facts as laid out by DHS nearly immediately. But they are not necessarily the facts the public saw first. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of leading with the violent and almost deadly ambush of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hypocrisy-trump-team-shows-videos-of-democrat-lawmakers-during-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"\u2018Hypocrisy:\u2019 Trump Team Shows Videos of Democrat Lawmakers During Impeachment Trial\">federal law enforcement officer<\/a>, members of the propaganda press framed the incident around the shooting itself. <\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/dfJh1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">initially<\/a> covered the shooting by headlining their piece: &ldquo;Federal Agent Shoots Immigrant in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Says.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in the leg, an official said,&rdquo; The New York Times&rsquo; Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Mitch Smith, and Hamed Aleaziz wrote in their initial publication of the article. &ldquo;The shooting comes a week after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in the city.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, these NYT &lsquo;reporters&rsquo; already had the public statement from the DHS that explained  the ICE agent was being violently attacked. Rather than report those facts plainly, The Times cautioned readers that &ldquo;the federal government&rsquo;s narrative could not be immediately verified.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But it turns out The Times&rsquo; &ldquo;narrative&rdquo; could not be &ldquo;verified.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Times later updated their piece <em>four<\/em> times, eventually updating their headline to read: &ldquo;Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis, Prompting Tense Protests.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The Times <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/sWU4e\">changed<\/a> the subhead to read that the Venezuelan man was shot after &ldquo;resisting arrest.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>But The Times was hardly alone in its propaganda. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/venezuelan-man-shot-by-ice-agents-in-minneapolis-11885858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People Magazine&rsquo;s<\/a> Charna Flam and Danielle Bacher headlined their piece: &ldquo;Venezuelan Man Shot By ICE Agent in Minneapolis, Causing &lsquo;Unlawful&rsquo; Protests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera&rsquo;s Sarah Shamim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/1\/15\/ice-officer-shoots-venezuelan-immigrant-in-minneapolis-what-we-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> &ldquo;ICE officer shoots Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis: What we know.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NPR&rsquo;s Sergio Mart&iacute;nez-Beltr&aacute;n and Jasmine Garsd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/15\/nx-s1-5678159\/dhs-ice-officers-in-minneapolis-shoot-venezuelan-man-in-the-leg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">headlined<\/a> their piece: &ldquo;DHS: ICE officers in Minneapolis shoot Venezuelan man in the leg&rdquo; as if that&rsquo;s <em>all<\/em> DHS said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2026\/01\/14\/minneapolis-shooting-victim-ice-lawyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> wrote: &ldquo;Federal agent shoots person in leg as Minneapolis protests flare.&rdquo; It took The Post three paragraphs to get to the <em>real<\/em> story which is that an ICE agent was violently attacked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jan\/14\/minnesota-immigration-officers-shovel-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Guardian&rsquo;s<\/a> Maanvi Singh and Gabrielle Canon wrote: &ldquo;Federal agent shoots man in Minneapolis as tensions in city run high.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It took Singh and Canon 10 paragraphs to mention the agent was violently attacked. <\/p>\n<p>Politico framed it as &ldquo;a federal agent shot and injured an immigrant in Minneapolis&rdquo; &ldquo;just over a week after Renee Good was shot and killed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Politico mentions that law enforcement was trying to &ldquo;arrest the Venezuelan man, whom DHS said fled from the agents&rdquo; &mdash; conveniently leaving out that that same man allegedly violently assaulted the officer, alongside two others. <\/p>\n<p>The ICE agent didn&rsquo;t merely shoot an immigrant. He survived an ambush. That distinction mattered, but the propaganda press worked overtime to make sure you didn&rsquo;t see it.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venezuelan attacked ICE agent; agent shot him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2537844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-15-at-10.36.13-AM-scaled-e1768491587702.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8364,32490,4488],"class_list":["post-2537843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ice","tag-media-bias","tag-propaganda"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-15-at-10.36.13-AM-scaled-e1768491587702.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2537843"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2537847,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537843\/revisions\/2537847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2537844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2537843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2537843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2537843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}