Federal immigration agents were met with furious protests as they arrested two teenagers in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The scene, captured by photojournalist Ben Hovland of MPR News, showed masked agents forming a perimeter around the youngsters while demonstrators screamed, “How do you sleep?” and blew whistles.
The teenagers were detained after what Hovland described as a rear-end collision between their silver SUV and an ICE vehicle. One agent was heard warning the crowd, “Do not cross this line,” while protesters shouted, “You’re taking a little girl.” The teens were eventually placed in an ICE vehicle, and agents deployed crowd-dispersing chemicals as they left.
The arrests come amid heightened tensions following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a mother of three, by ICE earlier this month. Local officials have disputed the Trump administration’s claim that Good tried to ram federal workers with her car. Mayor Jacob Frey has demanded ICE leave the city, using profane language.
Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Minneapolis on Thursday to discuss “restoring law and order,” according to a White House source. Vance has described Good’s death as a “tragedy of her own making.” Meanwhile, volunteers have begun delivering groceries to migrants afraid to leave their homes, with one pastor reporting nearly 25,000 requests for food assistance.
