Retired Police Warn Minneapolis ICE Unrest Puts Officers at Risk

Retired law‑enforcement leaders say Minneapolis is facing a dangerous breakdown in public order as massive anti‑ICE protests collide with aggressive federal immigration operations. Former LAPD detective Moses Castillo, a veteran of the 1992 LA riots, told Fox News the current tactics are "creating more mayhem than results" and warned that poorly coordinated raids risk a "friendly‑fire" killing, even if shootings are later ruled legally justified under Graham v. Connor. Retired lieutenant Randy Sutton, who runs The Wounded Blue, described an "unprecedented" mob mentality, with hundreds or thousands surrounding federal agents, and accused Minnesota’s governor and Minneapolis leaders of "abdicating" responsibility for public safety; he pointed to an incident where an ICE officer’s finger was reportedly bitten off as evidence that violence against officers is being normalized. The article notes these warnings come as President Trump dispatches Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota, framing the city as gripped by "violent chaos" while protests over recent fatal ICE and Border Patrol shootings continue and social media amplifies both anger at federal agents and calls to protect them. The retired officers’ comments underscore growing concern inside the policing community that the way these operations are being run is escalating risk for both agents and the public, beyond the underlying legal questions about individual shootings.