Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement accused two federal agents of lying under oath regarding the mid-January shooting of a Venezuelan national in Minneapolis.

Officers claimed they were attacked, prompting one to open fire.

The Department of Justice is investigating whether two ICE agents lied during court proceedings about the shooting that left a Venezuelan man injured in North Minneapolis last month.

Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men.

Tom Homan, the Trump administration's "border czar", told CBS's "Face the Nation" that he wishes ICE officers didn't have to wear masks ED O'KEEFE: I want to begin with negotiations over reopening the Department of Homeland Security.

Investigating the claim was difficult because the unofficial subreddit for agents, from where the rumor was said to emerge, was set to private.

A federal agent has been injured in a clash between officers and anti-ICE demonstrators in downtown Los Angeles. The 40-year-old, whose identity and agency were not disclosed, was hurt during the altercation with students at around 1:30pm.

As of Sunday, Coello was not in custody, the department said.