Married couple threatened at gunpoint while following ICE vehicle
Dec 7, 2025 · Richfield, MN
Officer MisconductUse of ForceProtesterLitigationU.S. CitizenResistanceVehicle/Traffic StopObserver/BystanderMinnesota
John Biestman and Janet Lee, a married couple in their late 60s from Linden Hills, followed an ICE vehicle after a December 7 raid at Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary in Richfield. ICE agents boxed in their car, pointed guns at them, and threatened to arrest them. They are named plaintiffs in an ACLU lawsuit alleging ICE violated constitutional rights of observers and protesters.
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