ICE agents detain man, injure children during Minneapolis enforcement action
Jan 16, 2026·Location: Minneapolis, MN
Country of origin: Venezuela
ICE agents conducted an enforcement action in Minneapolis that resulted in the detention of a man and caused injuries to multiple children present at the scene. During the incident, ICE agents smashed a car window containing six children, including a 6-month-old who lost consciousness and was hospitalized after exposure to tear gas and a flash bang device. A 16-year-old U.S. citizen was allegedly placed in a chokehold during the encounter, and his phone was reportedly confiscated and sold to a used electronics vending machine. The family was returning home from a basketball game when they became trapped in the area where the enforcement action was occurring.
Timeline
Sources
- 5-year-old asylum seeker detained as ICE expands enforcement in Minnesota
- Families in hiding and defiant observers: What it’s like in Minneapolis in wake of Bovino’s exit and immigration ‘draw down’
CNN·Feb 8, 2026·archived copy
- ICE Attacks Car Full of Kids, Leaving 6-Month-Old Baby Unconscious
Yahoo News·Jan 16, 2026·archived copy
- ICE's detention of a 5-year-old in Minneapolis sparked fresh outcry. Here's how it unfolded
- ICE Detains Children in Minneapolis, Sparking Community Outrage
spokesman-recorder.com·Jan 27, 2026·archived copy
- Witnesses say they begged ICE agents not to detain Minnesota 5-year-old after father's arrest
mprnews.org·Jan 23, 2026·archived copy
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