Federal agents carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota's Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman rammed the door of one home Sunday and pushed their way inside, part of what the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest enforcement operation ever. In a dramatic scene similar to those playing out across Minneapolis, agents captured a man in the home just minutes after pepper spraying protesters outside who had confronted the heavily-armed federal agents. Along the residential street, protesters honked car horns, banged on drums, and blew whistles in attempts to disrupt the operation. Video of the clash showed some agents pushing back protesters while a distraught woman later emerged from the house with a document that federal agents presented to arrest the man, the AP reports.
Signed by an immigration officer, the document—unlike a warrant signed by a judge—does not authorize forced entry into a private residence. A warrant signed by an immigration officer only authorizes arrest in a public area. Immigrant advocacy groups have done extensive "know-your-rights" campaigns urging people not to open their doors unless agents have a court order signed by a judge. But within minutes of ramming the door in a neighborhood filled with single-family homes, the handcuffed man was led away and soon gone. More than 2,000 immigration arrests have been made in Minnesota since the enforcement operation began at the beginning of December, said Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin.
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