Overview
- A new video-captured arrest in Rochester suggests federal agents are operating outside Minneapolis–St. Paul under the ongoing enforcement push.
- ICE previously reported 12 arrests in Minnesota, including nationals from Mexico, Somalia and El Salvador, as the agency targets people it says lack legal status.
- Minnesota advocacy networks report a flood of real-time ICE alerts and rapid mobilization, with IDN citing 2,500 trained observers and 585 new training signups in a week.
- On CNN, border czar Tom Homan said agents may briefly detain people on reasonable suspicion and that appearance alone is insufficient, while asserting threats against officers have surged.
- Community accounts and videos describe citizens being detained, including a Somali woman released after proving citizenship, reflecting broader concerns documented in prior investigations.