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ICE agents baton protesters during 40-hour Frederick, Maryland neighborhood standoff

Sep 4, 2026·Location: Frederick, MD

ICE agents baton protesters during 40-hour Frederick, Maryland neighborhood standoff
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Federal ICE agents arrived around 6 a.m. Thursday, September 3, 2025, near Stoneybrook Court and Schaffer Drive in Frederick, Maryland's Taskers Chance neighborhood, searching for a man who had fled a vehicle stop. Agents occupied the area for nearly 40 hours, prompting residents to stay inside and skip work, while observers from the Western Maryland Immigrant Rights Collective monitored the scene. On Friday night, when agents ordered the block cleared, a couple dozen residents and observers linked arms and sat down to block a doorway, chanting 'We shall not be moved.' ICE vehicles drove onto a sidewalk, nearly striking City Council Vice President Katie Nash, and agents used batons, grabbed and pushed people, and dragged protesters off a porch, injuring several, some requiring hospitalization. No arrests were made, and it did not appear anyone inside the targeted home was taken into custody. Frederick police who responded did not assist the federal agents. City Council President César Díaz and Vice President Katie Nash said observers were not violent, with Nash stating, 'It's nuts. Now people are just not leaving their houses.' Frederick Mayor Michael O'Connor, Díaz, and the county executive publicly objected to the tactics, and a local representative called for a full investigation into the agents' use of force.

Timeline

Sep 5, 2025—Local officials, including the mayor, city council members, and county executive, publicly criticize the agents' tactics and call for an investigation
Sep 4, 2025—After nearly 40 hours, agents order the block cleared; protesters link arms to block a doorway, and agents respond with batons, pushing, and dragging people, injuring several; no arrests made
Sep 3, 2025—ICE agents arrive around 6 a.m. and occupy Taskers Chance neighborhood searching for a man who fled a traffic stop
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