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The inconsistency was flagged by Cato Institute immigration expert David J. Bier, who told his followers on X that the affidavit shows an ICE agent shot a man while he was fleeing – not acting in self-defense – as DHS initially claimed.
“An FBI affidavit admits that an ICE agent shot a man while he was fleeing from 10 feet away, not--as DHS claimed--while the agent was being beaten with a shovel,” Bier wrote.
“This is part of a pattern where DHS's initial account of any controversy includes many inaccuracies,” he added in a follow-up post.
The revelation quickly sparked sharp criticism online.
“Does DHS ever not lie?” conservative analyst Bill Kristol wrote on social media Friday.
“An FBI affidavit admits that an ICE agent shot a man while he was fleeing from 10 feet away, not--as DHS claimed--while the agent was being beaten with a shovel,” Bier wrote.
“This is part of a pattern where DHS's initial account of any controversy includes many inaccuracies,” he added in a follow-up post.
The revelation quickly sparked sharp criticism online.
“Does DHS ever not lie?” conservative analyst Bill Kristol wrote on social media Friday.