Minnesota woman says local police freed her from immigration agents' custody

By Hannah Yang

Published February 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM EST

A Minnesota woman says that after she filmed immigration agents, the officers chased her, detained her at gunpoint, and later dropped her off with local police.

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