Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has come under intense scrutiny after defending an ICE officer who fatally shot a woman during a tense federal operation in south Minneapolis. The shooting occurred amid protests and a heavy federal law enforcement presence, just blocks from where George Floyd was killed in 2020. Noem labelled the incident an act of “domestic terrorism,” claiming the woman attempted to run over an ICE officer. 

Minneapolis is in an uproar after shocking footage emerged of ICE agents dragging a pregnant woman through the snow. Even the local Police Chief is speaking out against federal tactics. In a stunning escalation of tension in South Minneapolis, Police Chief Brian O’Hara has publicly blasted federal ICE agents following a chaotic street arrest. The viral video shows an agent kneeling on a pregnant woman in the snow while onlookers shout for her release. The situation turned even more disturbing when footage captured the woman being dragged by her arm across the street toward a vehicle. While ICE claims the stop turned violent due to "rioters" attacking agents with snowballs and chemical irritants, Chief O`Hara isn`t buying it. He has labeled the footage "profoundly disturbing" and an "egregious disregard for human dignity."