An incident during an ICE operation in Roxbury Tuesday led to an officer firing his gun.

Now a DHS spokesperson said ICE agents were conducting a targeted enforcement to arrest Jesus Lopez-Banegas, who is in the country illegally and has a criminal record that includes drug trafficking charges, drug possession, and driving under the influence.

In 2021, a judge issued an order for him to be removed.

In a statement, DHS said, quote, In an attempt to evade arrest, Lopez Banegas rammed into a law enforcement vehicle and weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run an officer over.

And referring to the officer's actions, said, quote, Following his training, the officer defensively used his firearm and shot out the tires of the vehicle to stop the threat.

They told us no one was injured and Lopez Banegas was taken into custody.

Now video of the incident was circulating online this morning, captured by a bystander.

As per state law, the incident is now being investigated by the Attorney General's office and Acting Attorney General Jen Davenport stood with Governor Sherrill this afternoon to announce the opening of the new portal where residents can upload photos and videos of any ICE encounters they witness.

The site is nj.gov/knowyourrights where you can file a report and learn more about immigration law.

We know these agents aren't sharing their plans or their identities.

They don't even bother to check if they're arresting American citizens by mistake.

This portal will help us to hold them accountable, to track their actions, collect that information, and use it to spot patterns that can inform our response as a state, including in court.

Meanwhile, Hudson County Executive Craig Guy is forming a group that will create county-wide policies and protocols for all municipalities in Hudson to guide how local law enforcement communicates with federal immigration officers.

He issued an executive order on Tuesday establishing the group that he calls the Safe Communities Committee.

Some cities in Hudson County already have established what they call safe community policies, what Republicans often refer to as sanctuary cities.

During a House Judiciary Committee today, Republican Congressman Jeff Vandreu, who represents South Jersey, blamed sanctuary cities for the rise in violence during ICE encounters.

When the local enforcement is forced by the politicians, not their fault, not to do their job and not cooperate, why does it create the situations that we see where we have a need for crowd control?

By the way, they're not peaceful.

Those are not peaceful protesters.

We know what a peaceful protester is.

When you spit on law enforcement, when you push them, when you hit them, when you beat their card.

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