Minneapolis “ICE raid” rumors

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First, the unofficial version:



But was it an ICE raid? Apparently not:

What we know:

On Tuesday, a large crowd gathered at Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue as a law enforcement task force, which included ICE agents, executed a search warrant at a Mexican restaurant.

The crowd was concerned that ICE was performing an immigration enforcement action as rumors spread online.

Was it a raid?:

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and Minneapolis Police Department later explained the police response was the execution of multiple search warrants related to a drug and money laundering case. Officials said there was no immigration enforcement action taking place and no one was arrested as part of the search warrant.

Nonetheless, we can always count on local politicians to toss in their two cents:

Several politicians joined activists at the Tuesday afternoon protest. State Senator and Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh called out the police operation and response to the crowd of protesters, deriding it as "blatant fascism on display" in online posts.

"No matter the reason, one thing is clear: this display of force is designed to strike fear at the very heart of MPLS. We stand in solidarity against it," wrote Fateh. "We are now seeing officers put hands on the crowd that only wants to keep our neighborhoods and residents safe. This is wholly unacceptable and not in line with our public safety goals. Our communities will continue to push back on the blatant fascism on display here.”

Leaders call out 'irresponsible' rumors of ICE raid in Minneapolis | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Sheriff Dawanna Witt called out political leaders for spreading "highly irresponsible" rumors online about an ICE raid which sparked a protest in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

www.fox9.com

Law and order—American style.