MINNEAPOLIS — Federal agents carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman rammed the door of one home Sunday and pushed their way inside, part of what the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest enforcement operation ever.
In a dramatic scene similar to those playing out across Minneapolis, agents captured a man in the home just minutes after pepper spraying protesters outside who had confronted the heavily-armed federal agents. Along the residential street, protesters honked car horns, banged on drums and blew whistles in attempts to disrupt the operation.
kAm’:56@ @7 E96 4=2D9 D9@H65 D@>6 286?ED AFD9:?8 324< AC@E6DE6CD H9:=6 2 5:DEC2F89E H@>2? =2E6C 6>6C865 7C@> E96 9@FD6 H:E9 2 5@4F>6?E E92E 7656C2= 286?ED AC6D6?E65 E@ 2CC6DE E96 >2?] $:8?65 3J 2? :>>:8C2E:@? @77:46C[ E96 5@4F>6?E — F?=:<6 2 H2CC2?E D:8?65 3J 2 ;F586 — 5@6D ?@E 2FE9@C:K6 7@C465 6?ECJ :?E@ 2 AC:G2E6 C6D:56?46] p H2CC2?E D:8?65 3J 2? :>>:8C2E:@? @77:46C @?=J 2FE9@C:K6D 2CC6DE 😕 2 AF3=:4 2C62]k^Am
kAmx>>:8C2?E 25G@424J 8C@FAD 92G6 5@?6 6IE6?D:G6 “A2:8?D FC8:?8 A6@A=6 ?@E E@ @A6? E96:C 5@@CD F?=6DD 286?ED 92G6 2 4@FCE @C56C D:8?65 3J 2 ;F586]k^Am
kAmqFE H:E9:? >:?FE6D @7 C2>>:?8 E96 5@@C 😕 2 ?6:893@C9@@5 7:==65 H:E9 D:?8=672>:=J 9@>6D[ E96 92?54F7765 >2? H2D =65 2H2J 2?5 D@@? 8@?6]k^Am
kAm|@C6 E92? a[___ :>>:8C2E:@? 2CC6DED 92G6 366? >256 😕 |:??6D@E2 D:?46 E96 6?7@C46>6?E @A6C2E:@? 3682? 2E E96 368:??:?8 @7 s646>36C[ D2:5 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ DA@<6DA6CD@? %C:4:2 |4{2F89=:?]k^Am
k9bm|:??62A@=:D DE:== E6?D6k^9bm
kAm%96 %H:? r:E:6D — k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^ECF>AE2C86ED>:??6D@E2a2g63_2g5`3g65d_e57h5bb2ad4fbcchQmE96 =2E6DE E2C86Ek^2m 😕 !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A’D :>>:8C2E:@? 6?7@C46>6?E 42>A2:8? — 😀 3C24:?8 7@C H92E 😀 ?6IE 27E6C bfJ62C@=5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^:46D9@@E:?8>:??62A@=:DG:4E:>C6?668@@55hd6gef`e664bag2agggee`_g247fg63Qm#6?66 v@@5k^2m H2D D9@E 2?5 <:==65 3J 2? :>>:8C2E:@? @77:46C (65?6D52J]k^Am
kAm“(6’C6 D66:?8 2 =@E @7 :>>:8C2E:@? 6?7@C46>6?E 24C@DD |:??62A@=:D 2?5 24C@DD E96 DE2E6[ 7656C2= 286?ED ;FDE DH2C>:?8 2C@F?5 @FC ?6:893@C9@@5D[” D2:5 y2D@? r92G6K[ 2 |:??62A@=:D 4:EJ 4@F?4:=>6>36C] “%96J’G6 567:?:E6=J 366? @FE 96C6]”k^Am
kAmr92G6K[ E96 D@? @7 |6I:42? :>>:8C2?ED H9@ C6AC6D6?ED 2? 2C62 H:E9 2 8C@H:?8 :>>:8C2?E A@AF=2E:@?[ D2:5 96 😀 4=@D6=J >@?:E@C:?8 :?7@C>2E:@? 7C@> 492E 8C@FAD 23@FE H96C6 C6D:56?ED 2C6 D66:?8 286?ED @A6C2E:?8]k^Am
kAm!6@A=6 9@=5:?8 H9:DE=6D A@D:E:@?65 E96>D6=G6D 😕 7C66K:?8 E6>A6C2EFC6D @? DEC66E 4@C?6CD $F?52J 😕 E96 ?6:893@C9@@5 H96C6 v@@5 H2D <:==65[ H2E49:?8 7@C 2?J D:8?D @7 7656C2= 286?ED]k^Am
kAm|@C6 E92? a_[___ A6@A=6 92G6 E2<6? A2CE 😕 2 G2C:6EJ @7 EC2:?:?8D E@ 364@>6 “@3D6CG6CD” @7 6?7@C46>6?E 24E:G:E:6D 😕 |:??6D@E2 D:?46 E96 a_ac 6=64E:@?[ D2:5 {F:D pC8F6E2[ 2 DA@<6DA6CD@? 7@C &?:5@D |}[ 2 =@42= 9F>2? C:89ED @C82?:K2E:@? ]k^Am
kAm“xE’D 2 C@=6 E92E A6@A=6 49@@D6 E@ E2<6 @? G@=F?E2C:=J[ 3642FD6 E96J 49@@D6 E@ =@@< @FE 7@C E96:C ?6:893@CD[” pC8F6E2 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 AC@E6DED 92G6 366? =2C86=J A62467F=[ 3FE C6D:56?ED C6>2:?65 2?I:@FD] ~? |@?52J[ |:??62A@=:D AF3=:4 D49@@=D H:== DE2CE @776C:?8 C6>@E6 =62C?:?8 7@C E96 ?6IE >@?E9 😕 C6DA@?D6 E@ 4@?46C?D E92E 49:=5C6? >:89E 766= F?D276 G6?EFC:?8 @FE H9:=6 E6?D:@?D C6>2:? 9:89]k^Am
kAm|2?J D49@@=D 4=@D65 =2DE H66< 27E6C v@@5’D D9@@E:?8 2?5 E96 FA962G2= E92E 7@==@H65]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 E96 6?7@C46>6?E 24E:G:EJ 4@?E:?F6D[ EH@ @7 E96 DE2E6’D =625:?8 s6>@4C2ED D2:5 E92E E96 :?G6DE:82E:@? :?E@ v@@5’D D9@@E:?8 562E9 D9@F=5 ?@E 36 @G6CD66? D@=6=J 3J E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E]k^Am
kAm|:??62A@=:D |2J@C y24@3 uC6J 2?5 &]$] $6?] %:?2 $>:E9 D2:5 😕 D6A2C2E6 :?E6CG:6HD $F?52J E92E DE2E6 2FE9@C:E:6D D9@F=5 36 :?4=F565 😕 E96 :?G6DE:82E:@? 3642FD6 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 92D 2=C625J >256 4=62C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^G2?46>:??6D@E2:>>:8C2E:@?6?7@C46>6?E_e3ab3cag6544gchgbea36c24ede7a_`QmH92E :E 36=:6G6D 92AA6?65k^2m]k^Am
kAm“w@H 42? H6 ECFDE E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E E@ 5@ 2? @3;64E:G6[ F?3:2D65 :?G6DE:82E:@?[ H:E9@FE AC6;F5:46[ H96? 2E E96 368:??:?8 @7 E92E :?G6DE:82E:@? E96J 92G6 2=C625J 2??@F?465 6I24E=J H92E E96J D2H — H92E E96J E9:?< 92AA6?65[” $>:E9 D2:5 @? pqr’D “%9:D (66<]”k^Am
kAm%96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 92D 5676?565 E96 @77:46C H9@ D9@E v@@5 😕 96C 42C[ D2J:?8 96 H2D AC@E64E:?8 9:>D6=7 2?5 76==@H 286?ED 2?5 E92E v@@5 925 “H62A@?:K65” 96C G69:4=6]k^Am
kAm%@55 {J@?D[ 24E:?8 5:C64E@C @7 xrt[ 5676?565 E96 @77:46C @? u@I }6HD r92??6=’D “%96 $F?52J qC:67:?8]”k^Am
kAm“%92E =2H 6?7@C46>6?E @77:46C 925 >:==:D64@?5D[ :7 ?@E D9@CE E:>6 E@ >2<6 2 564:D:@? E@ D2G6 9:D =:76 2?5 9:D @E96C 76==@H 286?ED[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm{J@?D 2=D@ D2:5 E96 25>:?:DEC2E:@?’D 6?7@C46>6?E @A6C2E:@?D 😕 |:??6D@E2 H@F=5?’E 36 ?66565 “:7 =@42= ;FC:D5:4E:@?D H@C<65 H:E9 FD E@ EFC? @G6C E96D6 4C:>:?2==J :==682= 2=:6?D @?46 E96J 2C6 2=C625J 4@?D:56C65 2 AF3=:4 D276EJ E9C62E 3J E96 =@42=D]”k^Am
kAm%96 <:==:?8 @7 v@@5 3J 2? xrt @77:46C 2?5 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^:>>:8C2E:@?D9@@E:?8@C68@?d66776_e`_e7f“3g2`f7e_fa25h3db5QmD9@@E:?8 @7 EH@ A6@A=6k^2m 3J 7656C2= 286?ED 😕 !@CE=2?5[ ~C68@?[ =65 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^A9@E@82==6CJ^:46AC@E6DEDD9@@E:?8D>:??62A@=:DA@CE=2?5A9@E@D4e`44b2ccgf_`3c_6ech2g35`3hh6g63Qm5@K6?D @7 AC@E6DEDk^2m 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ @G6C E96 H66<6?5]k^Am
kAm%9@FD2?5D @7 A6@A=6 >2C4965 $2EFC52J 😕 |:??62A@=:D[ H96C6 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ 42==65 :ED 56A=@J>6?E @7 :>>:8C2E:@? @77:46CD 😕 E96 %H:? r:E:6D :ED 3:886DE 6G6C :>>:8C2E:@? 6?7@C46>6?E @A6C2E:@?]k^Am
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
By REBECCA SANTANA, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and MARK VANCLEAVE – Associated Press
Source link