This morning and ICE agent working along the New Jersey shore was struck by a fleeing vehicle after he tried to arrest the driver. The agent was injured but fired several shots at the fleeing van.
It happened around 9:30 a.m. in Manahawkin, which is located about 36 miles north of Atlantic City.
Stafford Township Police say they were notified that the ICE agent was attempting to apprehend someone. The person was fleeing in a vehicle on Mermaid Drive and then struck the ICE agent, according Stafford Township Police. The ICE agent then opened fire at the vehicle, and reportedly struck it.
The person was able to drive away and has not yet been located. It's not clear if that person was injured.
The Stafford Township Police Department clarifying that they were not working with ICE either before or after the incident.
Information was provided that I.C.E. was attempting to apprehend a suspect when the suspect fled from the scene in a vehicle, striking the I.C.E. Agent. The agent discharged his firearm at the vehicle, reportedly striking it. The suspect fled the scene in the vehicle and has not been located at this time. The agent reportedly sustained unknown injuries and it is unknown if the suspect was injured at this time. There is no reason to believe there is any concern for the public’s safety.
Stafford Township Police adheres to the Attorney General’s Immigrant Trust Directive and was not assisting or a part of the I.C.E. operation. The ongoing investigation is not being conducted by Stafford Township Police. Our role at this point is to manage traffic and secure the crime scene.
Images from the scene appear to show an agent on the ground in the middle of the road. A second image shows him leaning against the bumper of a car.
JUST IN: ICE agent fires shots after being hit by a vehicle in Stafford Township, New Jersey. pic.twitter.com/y8ZhlNOql1
— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) June 15, 2026
According to this report, the suspect was being arrested when he ran to the vehicle and then drove into the agent.
BREAKING: An ICE agent opened fire on a fleeing suspect’s vehicle after being struck during an attempted arrest in New Jersey. The suspect escaped and remains at large, while the injured agent is expected to recover, authorities said. pic.twitter.com/flWlOfK2eW
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 15, 2026
Another local report suggests that the injured agent was "okay" but it's not clear if he was transported to a hospital or was eventually able to get up.
That seems to be all anyone knows at the moment. So far, the driver has not been caught or publicly identified. Hopefully that will happen later today.
Not surprisingly, lots of people are on the left are celebrating this news.
I love New York City so much, was born and raised here.. but then I see Citizen post like this and really wonder who my neighbors are..
— Riss ✨🌙 (@WakeTheWool) June 15, 2026
People cheering that an ICE Agent was hit by a car driven by a fleeing illegal immigrant. SMH. pic.twitter.com/S3z8anIzW0
The Daily Beast has a story up which doesn't mention that the ICE agent was hit by a van.
An ICE agent opened fire on a vehicle after a person they attempted to detain fled the scene.
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 15, 2026
https://t.co/BHlbKs279P
If you click through to the story the headline reads "ICE Agent Opens Fire After Being Humiliated in Deep Trump Country." Here's how it opens:
An ICE agent in New Jersey opened fire on a vehicle after a person they attempted to detain fled the scene.
A manhunt is underway after federal agents attempted to apprehend an individual in a sleepy Jersey Shore township where President Donald Trump dominated Kamala Harris 9:1 in 2024.
That's all I can see of that particular story but it looks like they've decided to leave out the bit about the agent being struck by the vehicle.
I'll update this story if the suspect is caught or we get any more information on injuries.
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