Afghanistan, Jan. 15 -- A second immigration-related shooting in Minneapolis wounded a Venezuelan man, intensifying clashes between protesters and federal agents amid a sweeping enforcement crackdown.

A U.S. immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic stop in Minneapolis on Wednesday, escalating tensions over the Trump administration's expanded immigration enforcement in the city.

The Department of Homeland Security said the officer fired after being attacked with a snow shovel and broomstick while struggling with the suspect, whom authorities say was in the country illegally.

The shooting triggered overnight clashes as protesters hurled rocks, ice and fireworks at federal agents, who responded with tear gas, ...