ICE officers shoot, wound man during immigration arrest in California

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents changeable and wounded a antheral successful cardinal California portion trying to apprehension him Tuesday (April 7, 2026), national authorities said.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said agents fired antiaircraft shots astatine the fishy aft helium tried to tally implicit 1 of the agents with his car.

DHS said the suspect, Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, is wanted successful El Salvador for questioning successful transportation to a murder. Attorney Patrick Kolasinski, who is representing Mr. Mendoza and his family, disputed that relationship and said authorities whitethorn person mistaken him for idiosyncratic other with a akin name.