Minneapolis ICE detention: US citizens held without charge
Jan 13, 2026·Location: Minneapolis, MN
DetainmentU.S. CitizenDetention ConditionsResistanceUnlawful Arrest/EntryRetaliation/IntimidationDue Process ViolationObserver/BystanderIn DetentionMinnesota
Two Minneapolis residents who monitor immigration officers' activities were detained by ICE for several hours without being charged. During their detention, they were held without access to phone calls and were pressured to provide information about protest organizers and undocumented immigrants.
Sources
- Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers
Associated Press·Jan 13, 2026·archived copy
- ICE agents wrongfully detained U.S. citizen in Minneapolis for looking Somali, city leaders say
- CBS News
- ICE detains U.S. citizens as it carries out aggressive immigration operation in Minneapolis
KVPR·Jan 20, 2026·archived copy
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