The St. Paul City Council passed a resolution Wednesday to request an investigation into the conduct of city police during an ICE-related arrest late last month, where its officers fired pepper balls and sprayed chemical irritants at demonstrators.
The resolution, passed unanimously by five of the seven council members present at the meeting, seeks an inquiry by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training regarding the actions of officers in the Nov. 25 incident on the city’s east side.
A spokesperson with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said ICE agents were arresting a Hondurian national whom they allege had been previously deported…