Overview
- Homeland Security says ICE officers arrested Jesus Saucedo-Portillo on Dec. 6 in an Augsburg University parking lot and asserted agents had a warrant.
- Augsburg leaders and eyewitnesses say agents did not produce a judicial warrant, describe armed and masked officers, and report weapons were pointed at staff and students.
- DHS alleges the arrestee is a registered sex offender with a prior DWI arrest, but local outlets report those claims were not found in public court records or sex offender registries.
- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said police were aware of federal activity on campus and that agents had left before city officers arrived.
- The university is tightening building access following the incident, which federal officials say occurred during a broader Minnesota ICE operation that has produced multiple arrests.