ICE pepper-sprays crowd in Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside
During an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis' Cedar-Riverside neighborhood this week, ICE agents pepper-sprayed protesters who were blocking their vehicles while agents checked residents' IDs, according to AP video and local reporting. Council Member Jamal Osman says agents detained a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, transported him to a Bloomington detention center, and released him without transportation during a winter storm.
Show source details & analysis
📊 Relevant Data
In the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, 47.3% of the population speaks Somali at home, according to the American Community Survey 2016–2020 estimates. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis))
Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis — Wikipedia
Local advocates estimate that a few hundred Somali immigrants in Minnesota statewide have final orders of deportation and could be directly affected by planned immigration enforcement operations. ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention))
How many Somalis in Minnesota could be impacted by federal intervention? — MPR News
Hundreds of Somali migrants in Minnesota hold Temporary Protected Status (TPS), with a federal report indicating 705 Somali migrants nationwide hold TPS, and the Trump administration’s call to end TPS could make them subject to deportation. ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention)) ([MPR News](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/03/how-many-somalis-in-minnesota-could-be-impacted-by-federal-intervention))
How many Somalis in Minnesota could be impacted by federal intervention? — MPR News
The violent crime rate in Cedar-Riverside is 10.77 per 1,000 residents, which is higher than the national average. ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/)) ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/)) ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/)) ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/)) ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/)) ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/)) ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/)) ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/)) ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/)) ([CrimeGrade.org](https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-cedar-riverside-minneapolis-mn/))
Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, MN Violent Crime Rates and Maps — CrimeGrade.org
📌 Key Facts
- MPD Chief Brian O’Hara criticized ICE tactics used during the protest incident referenced in earlier reporting.
- Provides additional official reaction and context to the previously reported use of chemical irritants.
📰 Source Timeline (2)
Follow how coverage of this story developed over time
- MPD Chief Brian O’Hara criticized ICE tactics used during the protest incident referenced in earlier reporting.
- Provides additional official reaction and context to the previously reported use of chemical irritants.