Overview
- ICE agents reported being surrounded by 60 to 70 people near Karmel Mall during a traffic-stop arrest on Monday afternoon.
- Hennepin County deputies said they only helped the agents leave and used no chemical munitions or arrests, and Minneapolis police said they departed within 10 minutes after finding no life-safety threat.
- Video and on-scene reporting show agents restraining and dragging a woman and deploying pepper spray, pepper balls and tasers against bystanders.
- Witnesses said at least three to four people were taken into custody, including two Hispanic women, while federal authorities have not provided a public accounting of detainees or charges.
- The confrontation came as federal immigration enforcement intensifies in the Twin Cities, with recent activity focused on Somali communities and drawing ongoing protests and calls for transparency.