ICE agents were caught on video illegally detaining a U.S. citizen in Richfield, Minnesota.
In the video, ICE agents surround a man who is already on his knees on the pavement, with his hands raised, while agents stand over him and verify his citizenship.
This alone is a serious constitutional violation.
ICE does not have authority to detain U.S. citizens to check their immigration status.
They also do not need someone on their knees to “verify” citizenship.
And forcing someone into a compliance position on the ground without probable cause constitutes an unlawful detention under the Fourth Amendment.
After agents confirm he is a U.S. citizen, the man stands up and begins yelling… visibly angry and shaken.
The man is yelling at agents for swarming his car at gun point, a U.S. citizen, and forcing him out. Saying, “I could’ve died.”
ICE agents then try to claim it was because of his registration. A line they often use, that still doesn’t justify their actions.
What this video shows is federal agents detaining first, forcing compliance, then checking legality afterward… the opposite of how policing in a constitutional system is supposed to work.
If ICE can force a U.S. citizen to the ground over a car they happen to be driving, citizenship no longer protects you.
This isn’t a minor mistake. It’s a clear abuse of power and a violation of the Fourth Amendment, and every American should be outraged
