Overview
- Hennepin County deputies responded around 1:10 p.m. near Karmel Mall after a Department of Homeland Security help call during an attempted immigration arrest.
- ICE reported being surrounded by 60 to 70 people, a figure echoed in a DHS supervisor’s recorded request for assistance.
- Deputies said they observed no assaults or injured agents, made no arrests, and used no chemical munitions while helping the agents leave the area.
- Video reviewed by MPR shows agents restraining and dragging a woman on the icy street and using pepper spray, pepper balls, and tasers as bystanders threw insults and snowballs.
- Witnesses reported at least three to four arrests, including two Hispanic women and a U.S. citizen of Somali heritage, while ICE and DHS did not immediately comment.