U.S. citizen held six hours after ICE officers demand ID, threaten with Taser
Jan 13, 2026·Location: Columbia Heights, MN

Gage Diego Garcia, a U.S. citizen, was held for six hours on Monday after ICE officers approached him in an alleyway and demanded identification. When Garcia refused and began to blow a whistle, officers pushed him against a car, pointed a Taser at him, and accused him of assault by spitting. Video recorded by a friend documents the physical altercation. Officers told Garcia he was picked up because he "looked like someone who committed a crime" and said "we'll figure it out" when asked what crime. Officers later referenced a fatal shooting by another agent, saying "things could have gone really south for you like those agents did to Renee Good." The incident occurred as ICE has deployed approximately 3,000 officers to Minneapolis.
Sources
- Immigration officers around Minneapolis are approaching people and demanding proof that they’re U.S. citizens
NBC News·Jan 16, 2026·archived copy
- CBS News
- usaherald.com
- Video: ICE agents in Twin Cities stop US citizen, demand proof of citizenship
KSTP·Dec 24, 2025·archived copy
- Minneapolis woman calmly resists ICE demand for ID, birth country
- Off-duty Twin Cities officers
news.meaww.com·Jan 21, 2026·archived copy
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