Overview
- A Minneapolis couple and their six children were trapped between protesters and federal agents when a tear gas canister rolled under their SUV, triggering airbags, locking doors, and forcing a bystander-assisted rescue.
- All six children were exposed to gas; a six-month-old briefly stopped breathing as the mother performed CPR, and fire officials said the infant was breathing and stable but in serious condition during transport.
- Homeland Security said agents were confronting rioters and agitators and did not target the family, asserting that officers followed training in their response.
- The incident unfolded during a large ICE deployment to the Twin Cities after an earlier fatal shooting by an ICE agent, as a federal judge recently limited certain tactics against peaceful protesters.
- The family reports lingering cold-like symptoms for the children, a now-unusable vehicle, heightened anxiety for the mother, and threatening messages received after publicizing their account.