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Residents demand answers after Nov. 25 ICE operation; council OKs investigations and policy review
Summary
Hundreds of residents, legal observers and journalists testified that St. Paul police used chemical agents and other crowd-control tools while federal agents conducted a November 25 immigration operation. The council pledged multiple investigations, a financial audit of police expenditures and an ordinance review to limit city support for federal immigration actions.
Hundreds of residents, legal observers and local journalists told the St. Paul City Council on Dec. 17 that the city’s police department used tear gas, pepper spray and impact projectiles while federal agents conducted an immigration operation on Nov. 25 on the East Side.
"We want answers," independent journalist Georgia Ford said, recounting video she recorded and posting evidence alleging SPPD used excessive force and coordinated with federal agents. "How long will the investigation take? When will body camera footage be released?"
Multiple speakers described the same sequence: federal agents arrived at a private residence; St. Paul officers then formed lines, deployed chemical agents and used less‑lethal munitions, and at times appeared to secure a boundary for federal agents. Miguel…
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