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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Tuesday called the incident in Minneapolis in which a woman was shot and killed by federal agents during an immigration-related operation an “act of domestic terrorism.”

According to Noem, the woman had spent several hours actively interfering with the work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, whom she allegedly harassed, obstructed, and prevented from carrying out their duties before the situation escalated to a fatal outcome.

Noem maintained that the woman’s behavior posed a direct threat to the safety of the agents and the ongoing operation, and stated that such actions, when they seek to intimidate or paralyze federal authorities, fall under what her department considers acts of domestic terrorism.

The shooting has sparked intense controversy both in Minnesota and nationally, occurring amid heightened tensions due to increased federal immigration enforcement operations in several cities across the country. While federal authorities defend the actions of their agents, civil organizations and local leaders have called for a thorough and independent investigation to determine exactly what happened and whether the use of force was justified.

The Department of Homeland Security reported that the case is being reviewed according to internal protocols and that both video footage and testimonies from the agents involved and potential witnesses will be analyzed.

The incident has once again brought to the forefront the debate surrounding the limits of the use of force in federal operations, the climate of confrontation surrounding immigration policy, and the impact such incidents have on trust between communities and authorities.