Two US citizens who are employees of a Minnesota Target store were detained by federal immigration agents, then dumped in a different parking lot, community leaders and a Democratic politician have alleged.
The Richfield incident is one in a growing number of violent encounters between civilians and federal agents captured on video since the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan E Ross on 7 January.
According to Minnesota state representative Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, and video footage taken by witnesses, a team of ICE agents that had assembled at the Target on 8 January forced two employees to the ground at the entrance to the store, then bundled them into a dark SUV.
Senior US border patrol official Gregory Bovino, who has become the public face of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement action in Minnesota and elsewhere, was present during the incident.
Retail conglomerates have donation cash to throw around and more importantly, withhold. That photo wasn’t taken in a mom and pop store. It was a Target. Home Depot and Lowes have had the same problem. Money talks.
Home Depot and Lowe’s are the only places in my area with known Flock camera installations.
They aren’t the good guys either, and you should avoid shopping there if possible.
Yes I get that but what do you want them to do? Hire a militia and tell them to shoot any one who looks like ICE? The agents I have seen around here are inches away from going full nut job and shooting into a crowd.