MEXICO CITY (apro).— A American citizen was wrongly detained by agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during an operation in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, local authorities reported on December 10, 2025. The arrest occurred while The young man, identified as Mubashir, 20 years old, was taking a break from his work.
According to statements by the affected person himself spread by local media and taken up by NBC Newsseveral officers, some with their faces coveredthey approached him without identifying themselves as federal personnel. The young man said that he repeatedly tried to explain that he is a US citizen and that he could show his passport, but the agents physically subdued him, put him in an official vehicle and took him to ICE facilities.
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According to CBS News, Mubashir remained in custody for several hours until his citizen status was finally verified through his passport, leading to his release the same day. Local authorities confirmed that the Minneapolis Police did not participate in the federal operation.
Local authorities demand explanations from ICE after the arrest
The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey stated that the arrest occurred solely because of the young man’s appearancealluding to the fact that the agents assumed that he was originally from Somalia, a community with a strong presence in the area. He pointed out that the act violates constitutional rights and called for an immediate review of ICE procedures.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara reiterated that local agents had no intervention in the arrest. In addition, Frey announced that he ordered limiting municipal cooperation with immigration operations after learning the details of the case.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security to request an internal investigation and demand clarity about the practices applied by ICE in the region. The information was confirmed by state officials cited by CBS News.
Context of federal operations in Somali communities
Reports broadcast by NBC News indicate that residents of Minneapolis, especially from the Somali community, have expressed concern due to a recent increase in immigration operations. Some members of the community have indicated that federal agents have visited homes, businesses and other spaces without fully identifying themselves and without explaining the legal basis for their actions.
Civil organizations in Minnesota have warned that these practices generate uncertainty, especially when incidents such as Mubashir’s mistaken arrest occur, which occurred in a neighborhood where numerous immigrants and refugees live.
ICE has not issued a public position on the arrest
Until the writing of this news, ICE had not released an official statement about the case. Nor had the Department of Homeland Security responded to media inquiries about the procedures applied during the operation in Minneapolis.
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