Overview

• More than two dozen agents from ICE, the FBI, ATF, Minneapolis Police and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office executed multiple search warrants at a Mexican restaurant and other metro locations.
• City and county officials said the action targeted a suspected drug and money laundering ring and did not involve immigration enforcement.
• The Minneapolis Police Department restricted its role to crowd control under sanctuary city guidelines and denied participating in any ICE enforcement.
• Rumors of an ICE raid prompted dozens of protesters to block Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue, leading to clashes with tactical units and temporary detentions.
• Although no arrests were made during the warrants sweep, demonstrators stayed into the evening calling for transparency and criticizing the heavy-handed response.