Minneapolis, MN
Hundreds gather to celebrate Juneteenth in Minneapolis
Hundreds gather to celebrate Juneteenth in Minneapolis
Hundreds of people visited the Soul of the Southside Festival in Minneapolis to celebrate freedom on Juneteenth.
“I acknowledge the only reason my parents were able to immigrate here is because of the liberatory and revolutionary acts of African Americans,” Kene Orakwue, attendee, said.
Juneteenth is a day to honor freedom and resilience. It marks the official end of slavery in the United States.
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“I just wanted to celebrate the community, be out here with my people,” Athena Webster, attendee, said.
It’s the people who breathe life into the Soul of the Southside festival.
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“This is a day for us to come out, not only remember, but to fellowship with each other and have a good time,” James Gavis, attendee, said.
The heat was no match for the hundreds that gathered on East Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue, diving deep into Black culture through a fusion of history, art, music and food.
The Minnesota Hip Hop collective is one of the groups performing at the event, rooted in Black cultural dances.
“When it comes to being in community and sharing spaces and knowing that this is a safe space, a place to meet people and expand your connection, I feel like Soul of the South side is the place to do it,” Lydia Jones, a Minnesota Hip Hop collective dancer, said.
“I just love the community that comes out of this festival. It’s just so warm,” Simone Hall, a Minnesota Hip Hop collective dancer, said. “Everybody in our group is Black, so we stand for all that is Black, and all that is Blackness.”
Attendees describe the festival as a safe space to celebrate unity and pride during uncertain times.
“The utmost importance, especially with everything that’s happening with the administration right now. I feel like people need to band together. There needs to be unity, and people just need to celebrate each other,” Webster said.
The Minnesota Hip Hop collective was also fundraising at the festival for a trip to New York to learn hip hop from dance leaders trained in the mecca of hip hop.
The first Soul of the Southside Festival kicked off in 2022. It was originally a single event born from The Legacy Building’s mission to support Black creatives and to use creativity as a vehicle for liberation, according to the event website.
Minneapolis, MN
ICE officer shoot man in leg in north Minneapolis after shovel attack, officials say
A shooting occurred Wednesday night in north Minneapolis after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation amid Operation Metro Surge, three U.S. officials told CBS News.
One of the men, a Venezuelan migrant, was shot in the leg but is expected to be OK, two of the officials told CBS News.
According to law enforcement officials briefed on the incident, the shooting occurred around 7 p.m. during a targeted ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations action near North Sixth Street and North 24th Avenue.
Officials say one man armed with a shovel — described as an “illegal alien” from Venezuela and the primary target of the operation — assaulted an ICE officer, striking the officer with the shovel and attempting to hit the agent’s head. An ICE ERO agent then opened fire, striking the man in the leg.
After being shot, the man fled into a residence. Authorities later determined the house contained three additional targets. All four individuals barricaded themselves inside the home.
Due to the barricade situation, additional agents were called to the scene. Officers breached the house with the assistance of an ICE specialized tactical team. Officials believe all individuals inside the home were taken into custody.
Both the ICE officer who was struck and the man who was shot were transported to the hospital. The man who was shot is expected to be OK. The officer’s condition and the nature of their injuries have yet to be confirmed.
A large crowd has formed at the scene, with fireworks reportedly heard nearby.
The shooting comes exactly one week after ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in south Minneapolis.
This is a developing story and it will be updated.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis live updates: ICE protesters face tear gas as Trump administration promises tough response
From high school students to elected officials, residents in Minnesota are pushing back against the growing deployment of federal immigration officers in their neighborhoods, leading to days of confrontations and protests.
Resident Neph Sudduth stopped to choke back tears as she witnessed immigration officers roaming around her neighborhood, just a few blocks from the site where an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good last week, and clashing with protesters.
“They will hurt you for real! They will hurt you for real!” she shouted at anti-ICE demonstrators, urging them to move away from the officers’ vehicles. Just then, an immigration officer rolled down his window, extended his arm and sprayed a protester point-blank in the face with a chemical agent.
Federal agents use pepper spray against a protester Sunday in Minneapolis. Kerem Yucel / AFP via Getty Images
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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Loved ones are demanding the immediate release of Garrison Gibson from ICE custody after armed federal agents used a door-breaching battering ram to arrest him inside his Minneapolis home.
Gibson’s legal team has since filed a habeas petition, arguing the arrest violated his constitutional rights because ICE did not have a judicial warrant.
Arrest caught on camera
What we know:
Video captured the arrest of Garrison Gibson inside his north Minneapolis home on Sunday morning.
Armed federal agents used a battering ram to enter the house after his family demanded to see a judicial warrant.
His loved ones documented the unfolding immigration enforcement operation live on Facebook.
Within 24 hours, Gibson’s legal team had filed a habeas petition, asking a federal judge to release him immediately.
“Any American should be terrified by that because that is such an egregious violation of the Fourth Amendment,” Gibson’s immigration attorney, Marc Prokosch, told FOX 9. “That is from our Bill of Rights. To see a battering ram coming to the front door of your house with a 9-year-old inside is just terrifying.”
Living under ICE supervision
Dig deeper:
According to court filings, Gibson is a 38-year-old Liberian citizen, who has a final immigration removal order dating back to 2009.
But he has lived under ICE supervision for more than 15 years with a past drug conviction that has been cleared from his record.
Prokosch says Gibson had just checked in with ICE officials approximately two weeks prior and had another meeting on the calendar at the end of the month.
But now he questions the tactics of federal law enforcement.
“Why this use of force?” asked Prokosch. “Why not just wait for him to come back because he is not like a violent criminal.”
Behind bars in Freeborn County
What’s next:
Attorneys for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have been given a couple more days to file a response to the allegations before the judge ultimately rules on Gibson’s habeas petition.
The department has not responded to the FOX 9 Investigators’ request for comment.
In the meantime, the judge has ordered DHS not to move Gibson.
His family reports that he is currently being held at the Freeborn County jail in Albert Lea.
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