Two US citizens who are employees of a Minnesota Target store were detained by federal immigration agents, then dumped in a different parking lot, community leaders and a Democratic politician have alleged.
The Richfield incident is one in a growing number of violent encounters between civilians and federal agents captured on video since the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan E Ross on 7 January.
According to Minnesota state representative Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, and video footage taken by witnesses, a team of ICE agents that had assembled at the Target on 8 January forced two employees to the ground at the entrance to the store, then bundled them into a dark SUV.
Senior US border patrol official Gregory Bovino, who has become the public face of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement action in Minnesota and elsewhere, was present during the incident.
If ice keeps going into stores arresting people, people are going to stop going to stores. This is not an environment that people want to shop in. You would think that retailers would realize this and be pushing back. It’s going to cost them a lot of money.
Just went to a grocery store in the twin cities. they had a security guard with a gun. just one, and he was old. I am not sure what beyond the appearance of support these businesses can do. ICE doesn’t have the jurisdiction to detain or arrest citizens and yet it happens because no one seems to have an actual plan.
Retail conglomerates have donation cash to throw around and more importantly, withhold. That photo wasn’t taken in a mom and pop store. It was a Target. Home Depot and Lowes have had the same problem. Money talks.
Home Depot and Lowe’s are the only places in my area with known Flock camera installations.
They aren’t the good guys either, and you should avoid shopping there if possible.
Yes I get that but what do you want them to do? Hire a militia and tell them to shoot any one who looks like ICE? The agents I have seen around here are inches away from going full nut job and shooting into a crowd.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border” set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys.
Any time I read more about anyone in the Trump administration, I’m shocked by how pathetic and stupid they are.
After the movie, he read autobiographies by border patrol agents and was desperate to make it his career because he was convinced they’re the good guys. I’m sure shitty people never embellish their heroics in an autobiography…
Even [as a worthless CPB agent], he sought attention. Bovino once invited reporters to watch him breaststroke across a concrete irrigation canal in Southern California’s Imperial Valley, warning migrants that the currents were strong.
Literally the worst, most attention-starved people who have ever been in government.
Source of the quote is the Chicago Sun Times.
“In Richfield, federal agents, including Greg Bovino, senior commander of US Border Patrol, entered Target without a warrant, physically assaulted, and arrested two Target employees, both US citizens,” he said in an update to his webpage.
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Neither ICE nor the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded to questions.LEOs loves to say that someone not talking with them about something is suspicious.
Another case of power given to stupid people with daddy issues.
The two employees are heroes - and very inspiring, I would think.
ICE just asking for that 🎯.
Gestapo
