By Joe Schaeffer

The federal immigration law enforcement stormtroopers shot another individual on January 27, but maybe you didn’t hear about this one. The incident failed to draw international headlines, and it’s not hard to figure out why the folks protesting against ICE in Minnesota and their allies in dominant media and Democrat political circles remained quiet. The man involved is an accused human smuggler who fired on federal agents first. And the last thing the “resistance” needs right now is to draw attention to this signature murderous facet of the illegal immigration pipeline into America.

“An Arizona man has been charged with Assault on a Federal Officer after he shot at a US Customs and Border Protection helicopter that was assisting in his apprehension,” a January 28 Justice Department news release read. “According to the criminal complaint, filed in federal District Court on Jan. 27, US Border Patrol agents were involved in a reactive human trafficking pursuit in rural southern Arizona, near Arivaca , when the suspect allegedly opened fire on the helicopter, manned by a US Customs and Border Protection agent.”

A CBP agent on the ground fired back and shot the man. Patrick Gary Schlegel, 34, “was taken into custody, treated for his wounds and transported to a local hospital,” DOJ states. “Through the cooperative efforts of federal and local law enforcement, it was determined that Schlegel was also wanted on a federal warrant for escape from custody, was convicted of multiple felonies........

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