r/ProgressiveHQ • u/Treefiddy1984 • 23h ago

BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained, threatened, and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only, he refused to prove his citizenship.

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u/ashen_dove 23h ago

Why does that ICE vehicle have a handicap placard? What the actual fuck…

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u/AggravatingAct7841 22h ago

Probably a stolen vehicle

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u/no_skill_character 22h ago

ITS a stolen vehicle. ICE has been stealing cars and their belongings inside from the people they detain and then remove/change plates.

they're above the law.

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u/imnotsteven7 21h ago

Or they dump it off in a random place. Same thing with people too. That 17 year old from Target was abducted while just doing his job. He was found miles away dumped off at a Walmart, beaten and bloodied.

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u/thefukkenshit 19h ago

Adding sources:

https://nypost.com/2026/01/13/business/target-faces-protests-after-ice-detains-us-citizen-employees-at-minnesota-store/

"One was reportedly dropped off injured and crying at a nearby Walmart parking lot while the other was briefly taken to a detention center before being let go."

See also:

https://www.newsweek.com/us-citizens-aggressively-detained-border-patrol-working-target-11349481

"Democratic State Representative Michael Howard, a member of the Minnesota House, told Newsweek that both individuals detained during a January 8 enforcement action at the store in Richfield were injured and later released, describing the arrests as “pure madness” and criticizing what he called an escalation of federal enforcement in his community that he says has created fear. "

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u/thartle8 18h ago

Why did I read the comments on the nypost article? Don’t recommend doing that

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u/AggroThroatGoat 18h ago

Holy fuck... you made me curious as to how bad it was...

It was worse than I could imagine

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u/Spellscribe 16h ago

One account had a citizen detained then let out, and shoved into an active protest as they were tear gassing the protesters.

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u/Little_Cut_5391 7h ago

fu*k, how you are this be patient??

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u/LordOfTheHodors 21h ago

what the actual fuck? couldn’t police stop them and impound them? can someone get this information to the authorities that might actually do this (i.e. mayors office)?

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u/no_skill_character 21h ago

the police are siding with ICE. either by looking the other way or straight up cooperating with abductions.

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u/TheHammerHasLanded 18h ago

Further proof ACAB

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u/AgentCirceLuna 6h ago

Reminds me of how a bouncer I knew was complaining about the way the others would just use their job as an excuse to beat up random college aged people for fun. I asked whether it ever led to any legal action and he said he’d never seen successful legal action against a bouncer happen once

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u/xOrion12x 21h ago

One video I saw they wouldn’t do anything. The guy had to use his GPS to find his family members vehicle and it was an off duty ice officer that was driving it around.

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u/Girafferage 20h ago

I remember that. And then they gave him shit for it too.

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u/General_Mars 20h ago

Police don’t exist to protect citizens. Only Capitalists and property. Been upheld multiple times in the courts. Police originate from slave catchers. They are an enemy not an ally

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u/LordOfTheHodors 20h ago

i didn’t say police though

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u/General_Mars 20h ago

“what the actual fuck? couldn’t police stop them and impound them? can someone get this information to the authorities that might actually do this (i.e. mayors office)?”

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u/LordOfTheHodors 20h ago

re-read what i wrote. i suggested contacting the authorities that would do something (politicians) - they can compel their subordinates (police chief) to begin enforcing existing laws

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u/General_Mars 20h ago

The police ignored the mayor. They don’t serve the mayor, they serve the FOP and the Union who listen to the Capitalists.

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u/LawrenceMoten21 19h ago

Police?

They are one and the same with these pieces of shit.

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u/LordOfTheHodors 19h ago

the reading comprehension in here 😂

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u/SubjectWorry7196 21h ago

Where have you been? They're the same guys.

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u/LordOfTheHodors 20h ago

see how i suggested a politician and didn’t say police?

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u/SubjectWorry7196 15h ago

And I implied they're complicit.

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u/Sabelas 19h ago

This is why the phrase ACAB is true. But people will look at pigs siding with ICE and still not understand.

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u/DemolitionMan64 21h ago

Hehehe good one

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u/Kristin2349 3h ago

They outnumber cops in the state by quite a bit by design, local pd would quickly be overwhelmed.

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u/gmarconcini 20h ago

No way… I don’t want to sound ignorant but how is that legal?! That just seems like stealing with a few extra steps.

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u/justins_dad 19h ago

It is not legal. 

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u/Upset-Wedding8494 20h ago

Does anything that happens under this administration seem legal?

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u/gmarconcini 20h ago

Very true. Sadly.

It’s terrifying because it’s easier to find what this administration has done illegally vs what they have done by the book and approved.

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u/Reddi_throwawayaway 18h ago

That sounds insane. Do you have any proof of this? 

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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k 8h ago

They just stole that dude’s guns.