U.S. Marshal Sustains Injuries During Immigration Enforcement Operation

A U.S. marshal and an undocumented immigrant sustained injuries during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles.

Federal officers were attempting to arrest an individual whom the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said is in the country illegally when gunfire ensued.

“During a targeted enforcement traffic stop in the Los Angeles area, an illegal alien—who had previously escaped from custody—attempted to evade arrest yet again,” DHS said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

Tricia McLaughlin, the department’s assistant secretary for public affairs, said the immigrant “weaponized his vehicle and began ramming the law enforcement vehicle in an attempt to flee.”

BREAKING: US Marshal, illegal alien injured by gunfire during Los Angeles immigration operation in which escaping target rammed federal vehicles, sources tell @BillMelugin_ pic.twitter.com/5IQiLaN0fV

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 21, 2025

NBC News has more:

Fearing for their safety, the federal officers fired “defensive shots,” McLaughlin said, and the immigrant was struck in the elbow. One of the bullets fired by federal officers ricocheted and hit a law enforcement officer in the hand.

The U.S. Marshals’ office in California’s central district said in a statement that the officer who was injured is a deputy with that agency.

The Department of Homeland Security said both the immigrant and the officer were taken to the hospital. The officer’s condition was listed as stable, according to the statement.

The FBI’s Los Angeles field office said it was investigating the shooting. An evidence response team was processing the scene on East 20th Street, near the city’s Fashion District, the bureau said in a statement.

“A Deputy US Marshal sustained non-life threatening injuries during an immigration enforcement operation. The Deputy’s condition is currently listed as stable. The incident is now under investigation,” the Marshals Service said, according to KTLA.

According to Fox News, protestors shouted at hospital staffers while the U.S. marshal and suspected illegal immigrant were treated for their injuries.

Watch a Fox News alert below:

BREAKING: A US Marshal has been SHOT after an illegal alien RAMMED a federal vehicle this morning in Los Angeles during an immigration enforcement operation

Pray for the heroes getting these vioIent illegals off our streets

The illegal attempted to get away, and when he… pic.twitter.com/QqBsuyqEsK

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 21, 2025

Fox News noted:

Tuesday’s shooting came amid heavy criticism from Los Angeles elected officials over the Trump administration’s immigration raids in the region.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has called for a congressional investigation into the alleged unlawful detention of U.S. citizens and immigrants by federal agents.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin blamed officials in sanctuary jurisdictions for brazen attacks against immigration authorities in recent months.

“These are the consequences of conduct and rhetoric by sanctuary politicians and activists who urge illegal aliens to resist arrest. Resisting arrest puts the safety of illegal aliens, law enforcement, and the public at risk,” she said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Our law enforcement officers are facing a more than 1000% increase in assaults against them including vehicle rammings by illegal aliens. We are once again calling on sanctuary politicians, agitators, and the media to turn the temperature down and stop calling for violence and resistance against ICE law enforcement.”

Last week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declared a state of emergency because of the raids, saying the federal operations have caused fear and have forced businesses to shut down.