Lawmakers and witnesses allege detentions, harassment and deaths tied to federal agents in Minnesota
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Speakers at a Minnesota press event accused federal immigration agents of warrantless stops, detentions, use of chemical munitions, hospital denials of care, and fatal shootings of community members; organizers called for investigations and state remedies.
Lawmakers and witnesses at a press event in Minnesota accused federal immigration agents of a range of alleged abuses — including warrantless stops near schools, detentions of legally present residents, use of chemical munitions, denial of medical care and two fatal shootings — and urged state-level investigations and legal remedies.
State Representative Mahmoud Noor (District 60B, Minneapolis) said the last two months have felt like "an invasion of a federal government in our state" and described repeated stops, photographs taken for databases and detentions. Noor said two people, naming "Renee Goode and Alex" in the transcript, "lost their lives" while defending their neighbors and that residents are fearful of leaving home or seeking routine medical care. He described two hospital cases he said illustrated harm: one patient detained by ICE who was later reported as injured, and another allegedly denied medication and placed on mechanical ventilation.
Representative Emma Greenman (South Minneapolis) recounted multiple incidents she said involved federal agents: she said school vehicles were ordered not to move during an operation; that masked agents pulled over students; that constitutional observers were "rammed in their cars" and an observer was punched; and that agents had allegedly attempted to enter a child care center. Greenman said: "This is not about public safety or immigration. What this is about is a president ... trying to force policy change, investigate his political opposition, and commandeer our voting rolls and our elections under the barrel of a gun." The transcript contains multiple variant spellings and names for victims; speakers used different forms when referring to the same incidents.
State Senator Graciela Guzman (Illinois) invoked deaths in other states in accounts of alleged federal agency abuses and said her state has created hotlines and a truth commission to document and respond to such incidents. Several lawmakers described community responses including school-watch volunteer shifts, mutual-aid food pantries and plans for public hearings.
Speakers made a range of factual claims about numbers and practices that the transcript presents without supporting documentation: for example, cited counts of agents deployed to Minnesota, local detentions and a national poll figure. The transcript does not record responses from federal agencies or independent verification of the incidents described. Organizers and attendees called for state investigations, legal reforms, documentation hotlines and legislative remedies.
The press event did not record formal motions or votes; organizers asked state and federal elected officials to act and said they would pursue coordinated state legislation. The transcript includes strong allegations that will require independent verification and statements from federal authorities for a complete account.