San Bernardino protesters denounce immigration operation after shots were fired at family’s car

A group of protesters gathered in San Bernardino on Monday to denounce the federal immigration enforcement operation that included shots being fired at a family’s vehicle over the weekend.

It happened at around 8:40 a.m. on Saturday, when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents pulled a car over during what they called a “targeted immigration enforcement operation.” They say that the man behind the wheel, an undocumented immigrant, drove his vehicle at the agents and struck two of them before driving away from the area.

In response, at least one of the agents opened fire on the car, which had three passengers. No one was struck by gunfire. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security says that the CBP officer was forced to discharge his firearm in self-defense…

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