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What's really telling is a former Federal Agent criticizing planning, tactics, use-of-force, etc. (third article)
Funny and not funny all at the same time
Only in Minnesota (Land of 10,000 Protests, etc.)
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December 15, 2025 5:50 PM
Updated: December 17, 2025 10:50 AM
www.mprnews.org
Author: SARAH RAZA
Published: 4:05 PM CST December 17, 2025
Updated: 8:12 PM CST December 17, 2025
"Police Chief Brian O’Hara told a news conference Tuesday that city police were called to the confrontation by a federal agent who said officers needed help. When police arrived, they did not see violence against federal officers and left in an effort to de-escalate the situation, O’Hara said. He added that “other law enforcement agencies” may have been using “questionable methods.”
“We have been training our officers for the last five years very, very intensely on de-escalation,” O’Hara said. “But unfortunately that is not, that is often not what we are seeing from other agencies in the city.”
Lauryn Spencer was driving on her lunch break when she heard whistles and honking, which observers have used to warn others of an ICE presence.
She said she approached the scene and began recording immediately, but was shoved back by an officer when she tried asking the woman on the ground what her name was. Spencer said she and others in the crowd were also sprayed with chemical irritants by one of the agents.
“They were being very aggressive from the beginning, like there was never a time where they attempted to use diplomacy,” she said. “I didn’t see anybody throw any hard items. The snowballs were definitely being thrown, but we didn’t start throwing snowballs until they started dragging her around by her wrist.” Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said federal officers were targeting a vehicle when protesters “threw rocks, chunks of ice, assaulted officers and used pepper spray” against the officers. The officers sustained multiple injuries including cuts, McLaughlin said in a statement, adding that two people were charged with assaulting federal officers and remain in custody."
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Updated on: December 18, 2025 / 6:42 PM CST / CBS Minnesota
""During an ICE operation on Monday, WCCO's cameras caught the stunning moment that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent dragged a woman along the ground by her arm, with her wrist seemingly attached to that of the federal officer's by a restraint.
At WCCO's request, Eric Balliet reviewed the footage. He spent 25 years with the agency now known as ICE, serving as a special agent who would go on to lead the ICE equivalent of internal affairs.
"I've arrested dozens upon dozens of human traffickers, human smugglers, child molesters, you name it. I've never dragged a suspect one-handed across a street," Balliet said.
According to ICE, agents found themselves in what they are calling a "riot" in south Minneapolis after pulling over a car with two people facing immigration charges. Officers allege in court documents that a woman attempted to vandalize ICE vehicles with spray paint — the crowd began forming as ICE attempted to detain her.
WCCO's cameras arrived with two officers surrounded by protesters; one of them was waving around a weapon that deploys chemical spray. The other was kneeling on top of the woman, his wrist attached to hers with the restraint, using his other arm to wave around a Taser. Both of the officers fired their respective weapons; after using his Taser, that officer taunted the crowd, asking "who wants more?" "
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Funny and not funny all at the same time
Only in Minnesota (Land of 10,000 Protests, etc.)
Video in article
ICE agents call for backup during Minneapolis traffic stop, bystanders hurl insults and snowballs
Jon Collins MinneapolisDecember 15, 2025 5:50 PM
Updated: December 17, 2025 10:50 AM
ICE agents call for backup during Minneapolis traffic stop, bystanders hurl insults and snowballs
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call for help from an agent who said 60 to 70 “agitators” were “fighting them.”
www.mprnews.org
Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE tactics after clash with protesters
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara criticized federal immigration agents after a confrontation with protesters on Monday.Author: SARAH RAZA
Published: 4:05 PM CST December 17, 2025
Updated: 8:12 PM CST December 17, 2025
"Police Chief Brian O’Hara told a news conference Tuesday that city police were called to the confrontation by a federal agent who said officers needed help. When police arrived, they did not see violence against federal officers and left in an effort to de-escalate the situation, O’Hara said. He added that “other law enforcement agencies” may have been using “questionable methods.”
“We have been training our officers for the last five years very, very intensely on de-escalation,” O’Hara said. “But unfortunately that is not, that is often not what we are seeing from other agencies in the city.”
Lauryn Spencer was driving on her lunch break when she heard whistles and honking, which observers have used to warn others of an ICE presence.
She said she approached the scene and began recording immediately, but was shoved back by an officer when she tried asking the woman on the ground what her name was. Spencer said she and others in the crowd were also sprayed with chemical irritants by one of the agents.
“They were being very aggressive from the beginning, like there was never a time where they attempted to use diplomacy,” she said. “I didn’t see anybody throw any hard items. The snowballs were definitely being thrown, but we didn’t start throwing snowballs until they started dragging her around by her wrist.” Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said federal officers were targeting a vehicle when protesters “threw rocks, chunks of ice, assaulted officers and used pepper spray” against the officers. The officers sustained multiple injuries including cuts, McLaughlin said in a statement, adding that two people were charged with assaulting federal officers and remain in custody."
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Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE tactics after clash with protesters
Minneapolis' police chief is criticizing federal immigration agents after a confrontation with protesters on Monday. Onlooker video shows an Immigration and...
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ICE put themselves, others at risk during south Minneapolis operation, former agent says
By Conor WightUpdated on: December 18, 2025 / 6:42 PM CST / CBS Minnesota
""During an ICE operation on Monday, WCCO's cameras caught the stunning moment that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent dragged a woman along the ground by her arm, with her wrist seemingly attached to that of the federal officer's by a restraint.
At WCCO's request, Eric Balliet reviewed the footage. He spent 25 years with the agency now known as ICE, serving as a special agent who would go on to lead the ICE equivalent of internal affairs.
"I've arrested dozens upon dozens of human traffickers, human smugglers, child molesters, you name it. I've never dragged a suspect one-handed across a street," Balliet said.
According to ICE, agents found themselves in what they are calling a "riot" in south Minneapolis after pulling over a car with two people facing immigration charges. Officers allege in court documents that a woman attempted to vandalize ICE vehicles with spray paint — the crowd began forming as ICE attempted to detain her.
WCCO's cameras arrived with two officers surrounded by protesters; one of them was waving around a weapon that deploys chemical spray. The other was kneeling on top of the woman, his wrist attached to hers with the restraint, using his other arm to wave around a Taser. Both of the officers fired their respective weapons; after using his Taser, that officer taunted the crowd, asking "who wants more?" "
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ICE put themselves, others at risk during south Minneapolis operation, former agent says
Eric Balliet, who spent 25 years with ICE, said that these use-of-force tactics displayed in south Minneapolis on Monday should be under review. He said that the agents appeared overwhelmed, highlighting what to him seemed to be poor operational planning and execution.
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