ICE agents have been watching schools and child care centers across Minnesota, causing concern among families and educators. This comes less than two weeks after an ICE officer shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, according to the Star Tribune.
The newspaper reported that agents, dressed in tactical gear and covered faces, have been spotted near day cares and schools in the Twin Cities area. They often wait in unmarked vehicles during drop-off and pickup times. Parents and staff reported encounters where armed agents approached them while they were bringing children to school.
In one case outside a daycare in St. Louis Park, a parent confronted people he believed were ICE agents parked nearby. A police report summarized by Bring Me The News noted that these individuals threatened to use pepper spray before leaving when local officers arrived. “The reporting party stated that the vehicle occupants appeared to be ICE officers,” the police department wrote. They also advised the individual to file a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security and requested extra patrols in the area…