All hell has broken loose in Minnesota after disturbing footage emerged showing federal immigration agents violently detaining a young Somali Americanāwho turned out to be a United States citizenāsparking outrage, protests, and accusations of racial profiling and abuse of power tied directly to Donald Trumpās aggressive immigration crackdown.

The man at the center of the storm is Mubashir, a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident. His ācrimeā? Stepping outside his workplace during a lunch break.
According to video evidence and Mubashirās own testimony, he had been outside for mere seconds when a masked, unidentified agent sprinted toward him at full speed, tackled him, and shoved him back into a nearby restaurant. Moments later, Mubashir was dragged into the snow, slammed to the ground, and placed in a chokeholdādespite repeatedly stating, clearly and calmly, āIām an American citizen.ā

He offered to show his ID. He offered his passportāstored on his phone. Agents refused to look.
Footage captured by citizen journalists shows Mubashir restrained, surrounded by agents, pleading for them to verify his identity. Instead, he says, officers accused him of being āillegalā simply because he ran when an unidentified masked man charged at him. They demanded facial scans, fingerprints, and biometric dataāprocedures Mubashir questioned, asking how a face scan could determine citizenship.
For nearly two hours, Mubashir was detained in freezing conditions. He says agents were visibly lost while transporting him, circling highways with maps out, admitting it was their āfirst timeā bringing someone to the facility. At one point, he was forced to stand outside in the snow until he complied with a facial scan. He was denied water. He was denied medical care, despite numb hands and back pain from having an officerās full body weight pressed into him.

Only after a staff member finally allowed him to access his phoneāand physically see his U.S. passportādid the detention unravel. Fingerprints were taken. His citizenship was confirmed.
Then came the final shock.
Mubashir asked to be driven back to where he had been taken from. Agents refused. Instead, they ordered him to walk alone through the snow.
His words at a press conference the next day were raw and unfiltered. He described the experience not as a misunderstandingābut as something far darker.

āI felt like I was being kidnapped,ā he said. āThey didnāt identify themselves. They didnāt say āICE.ā I was choked, dragged, humiliated. That was inhumane.ā
As the footage spread online, anger erupted across Minneapolis. Peaceful protests formed in solidarity with the Somali community, which residents say is now living in fear. Videos show agents threatening protesters, warning they would be pepper-sprayedāeven when press were present. In some clips, chemical spray is deployed. In another, an ICE vehicle appears to strike a local resident as agents laugh in the background.
Independent journalists on the ground reported intimidation, shouting, and chaotic enforcement with no clear explanations given to bystanders or media.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey weighed in forcefully, stating that under no circumstances is it legal to detain someone based on appearance alone.
āYou canāt tackle somebody because they look Somali,ā Frey said. āYou canāt detain a U.S. citizen for immigration purposes after refusing to look at proof of citizenship. Thatās against the Constitution. Thatās against the lawāanywhere in this country.ā
The case has ignited a broader national reckoning. Critics argue this is not an isolated incident, but a chilling preview of what happens when aggressive immigration enforcement collides with racial profiling and unchecked authority.

Mubashirās message was simpleāand devastating:
āIf this happened to me, on camera, imagine what happens to people when thereās no one around.ā
Minnesota isnāt just witnessing a scandal.
Itās staring straight at a warning.
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