Federal officials claimed the shooting was an act of self-defense, but the city's mayor described it as “reckless" and unnecessary.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday, stirring outcries from residents. The city’s mayor called the shooting reckless and unnecessary.

Authorities have reported a shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis, where immigration enforcement has been conducting a major crackdown

The government planned to send about 2,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers to Minnesota, according to a U.S. official and a person briefed on the matter.

The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it launched what it described as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency — with 2,000 federal agents and officers expected in the Minneapolis area for a crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents.

The Trump administration has launched its largest immigration enforcement operation, deploying up to 2,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis area

ICE says it is conducting its largest operation in Minneapolis, targeting fraud and arresting immigrants with criminal records.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot and killed a Minneapolis driver during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city.