Minneapolis– ICE agents were confronted by Minneapolis residents with snowballs and whistles Monday as a viral video showed them keeping a woman face-down in the snow during a chaotic enforcement action that drew widespread criticism.
Tension soared in South Minneapolis when onlookers began yelling that the detained woman was pregnant and couldn’t breathe, even as federal agents held her down and later dragged her by one arm.
According to eyewitness reports and local coverage, the incident unfolded near Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue, where locals quickly gathered after hearing whistles meant to warn neighbors of an ICE operation. Residents surrounded the scene, yelling at agents and throwing snowballs as the woman lay pinned…