Hundreds of community members and organizers confronted law enforcement on St. Paul’s East Side Tuesday as federal agents arrested a man at a home on Rose Avenue.
Federal agents arrested a man in the house and escorted him out in handcuffs at about 12:30 p.m. as people nearby yelled out his name. Neighbors told Sahan Journal that at least five people lived in the rental house.
At least three protestors were seen being detained at the scene. One appeared to have been injured in the head, and was removed on a stretcher by the St. Paul Fire Department.
Edwin Torres Desantiago, who is part of the Immigrant Defense Network, said the person who was arrested had taken refuge in the home, where other people were present, including a pregnant woman and a minor. He said that the individual knew the family living there…