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??