Minneapolis, MN
What we know about the federal raids across the Twin Cities
Protestors mobilized and headed to the scene. Videos of protesters yelling “shame” and tussling with law enforcement quickly spread online.
The raids were Minnesota’s first under the umbrella of a new federal Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF).
Witnesses reported seeing a truck from the Department of Homeland Security and masked agents bearing DEA, FBI, ICE and, later, ATF badges along Lake Street. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in St. Paul said its agents came to the scene to assist with the crowd, supplemented by personnel from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and Minneapolis police.
No charges or arrests related to the operation have been made.
Calls to Las Cuatro Milpas went directly to voicemail. Owner Hector Hernandez — who has not been charged in connection with the search — did not respond to a Minnesota Star Tribune reporter’s attempts to reach him at his residence or via email.