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'My US Citizenship Did Not Protect Me': Community Hearing Details ICE Horrors in Minneapolis | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)

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Jan 16, 2026

The ICE agents subsequently stopped their vehicle, surrounded the car, discharged pepper spray into it, then smashed the car’s windows and dragged out both O’Keefe and her friend.

O’Keefe said that after being detained by agents, they started taunting her, with one agent telling her, “You guys got to stop obstructing us, that’s why this lesbian removed is dead,” an apparent reference to Minneapolis resident Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE agent last week.

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[–] Bazell@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

got to stop obstructing us

Okay, I guess it is time to start stopping you then.