Married couple threatened at gunpoint while following ICE vehicle
Dec 7, 2025·Location: Richfield, MN
Retaliation/IntimidationUse of ForceClass Action/Policy ChallengeU.S. CitizenResistanceVehicle/Traffic StopObserver/BystanderMinnesota
John Biestman and Janet Lee, a married couple in their late 60s from Linden Hills, followed an ICE vehicle after a December 7 raid at Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary in Richfield. ICE agents boxed in their car, pointed guns at them, and threatened to arrest them. They are named plaintiffs in an ACLU lawsuit alleging ICE violated constitutional rights of observers and protesters.
Sources
- minnesotareformer.com
- ACLU-MN, Pro Bono Partners Sue to Protect Protesters, Observers and Journalists from Illegal Activity by ICE | American Civil Liberties Union
- Tincher v. Noem et al. | American Civil Liberties Union
- ACLU-MN, Pro Bono Partners Sue to Protect Protesters, Observers and Journalists from Illegal Activity by ICE - ACLU of Minnesota
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