Pastor Kenny Callaghan said he was detained by ICE for under an hour after joining a crowd protesting in Minneapolis
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- Pastor Kenny Callaghan says he was detained by ICE in Minneapolis after heading toward a protest near his church
- He tells Fox 9 Minneapolis that agents repeatedly asked him, “Are you afraid now?” while he was in handcuffs inside an SUV
- Callahan said he was eventually released after an agent allegedly told him, “You’re white and you wouldn’t be any fun anyway”
A Minneapolis pastor said he was detained by ICE after heading toward protests near his church. Pastor Kenny Callaghan of All God’s Children MCC shared his account with Fox 9 Minneapolis, saying the encounter unfolded on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Callaghan told the outlet he realized something was happening nearby when he heard whistles and car horns outside. He said he grabbed his own whistles and moved toward the commotion, only for the situation to escalate quickly.
He told Fox 9 he managed to take a few photos as the vehicle drove down Portland Avenue before pocketing his phone when he noticed agents surrounding a “brown-skinned woman.”…