Domestic Security & Civil Liberties

DHS highlighted a viral St. Paul video showing an ICE agent telling bystanders they were impeding an operation to arrest an alleged child‑sex‑offender, a clip praised by DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and shared by White House officials. The video surfaced amid a volatile federal surge of roughly 3,000 immigration officers to the Twin Cities after the ICE killing of Renee Good, sparking frequent clashes — protesters following and blocking ICE vehicles, sit‑ins and accusations of aggressive tactics and projectiles, multiple arrests and injuries, and disputed claims between DHS and Minnesota officials over detainers and conduct.