Overview
- DHS says the driver tried to run over officers and labels the incident domestic terrorism, while bystander videos and local officials dispute that account.
- Minneapolis police say the victim was a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and indicate there is no sign she was a target of the federal operation.
- State and federal investigations have been opened as protests grow and Mayor Jacob Frey demands that ICE leave the city.
- The Trump administration has surged roughly 2,000 personnel from ICE, HSI and CBP to the area, and DHS reports more than 1,000 arrests.
- Officials link the operation to fraud probes involving childcare programs and members of Minnesota’s Somali community, drawing civil-rights concerns.