December 17, 2025
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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.

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📌 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.

📊 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.

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.

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.

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.

Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, MN Violent Crime Rates and Maps — CrimeGrade.org

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December 17, 2025
10:21 PM
Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE tactics after clash with protesters
Twincities by Associated Press
New information:
  • 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.
December 10, 2025
5:44 PM
ICE agents pepper spray crowd after allegedly detaining U.S. citizen in Minneapolis
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by Howard.Thompson@fox.com (Howard Thompson)