Summary
A video showing federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pulling a woman from her car in Minneapolis has gained attention. The incident occurred during an ICE operation where they were executing an arrest warrant. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded to the situation, stating that a crowd interfered with their operations.
Key Facts
- The video captures agents dragging a woman from her vehicle while she claims she is disabled and heading to a medical appointment.
- A similar incident of an ICE-related shooting had previously increased tensions in the Minneapolis area.
- DHS said agents were executing an arrest warrant and detained four individuals during the operation.
- The detained individuals include a 20-year-old Ecuadorian national said to have entered the U.S. illegally in 2019.
- A crowd surrounded the agents, which DHS described as interfering with law enforcement duties, a federal crime.
- Six people were taken into custody for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during the incident.
- Federal agents used tear gas and other crowd-control measures.
- The Minneapolis Mayor questioned the ICE agent's use of force, while Vice President JD Vance defended their actions as part of federal duties.
