In recent days, a series of intense immigration enforcement operations by ICE in Minneapolis have led to widespread protests and numerous arrests. Federal agents have confronted the Somali community in neighborhoods like Cedar-Riverside, employing pepper spray against crowds, including observers of the operations. Reports indicate that U.S. citizens, including a woman who offered to show her identification, were mistakenly detained during these crackdowns. Activists and community members have rallied against what they describe as chaotic and aggressive tactics, emphasizing that many individuals detained are U.S. citizens of Somali descent carrying passports for proof. As ICE arrests are reportedly escalating, local immigrant rights groups have raised concerns about the targeting of specific communities amidst broader immigration enforcement actions throughout the country.