Summary
An ICE officer in Minnesota has been charged with assault for pointing his gun at people in a car on a highway. Prosecutors said the agent's actions went beyond his authority and that this is the first criminal case against a federal immigration officer from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in cities.
Key Facts
- Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr, an ICE agent, is charged with two counts of second-degree aggravated assault.
- The incident happened on February 5 on Minnesota Highway 62 near Minneapolis.
- Morgan pointed his service gun at a vehicle’s occupants after they moved into the shoulder to slow him down, not knowing he was an officer.
- Morgan claimed he shouted “Police. Stop,” but the victims did not hear him through the closed windows.
- Morgan was driving a rented, unmarked SUV and was on his way to end his shift at a federal building.
- His partner was with him but was not charged.
- Minnesota law can punish second-degree assault with up to seven to ten years in prison depending on harm caused.
- Prosecutors said federal officers are not immune from state laws when they violate them in Minnesota.
