MINNESOTA, U.S. – A Liberian-born, naturalized United States citizen, Emmanuel Sackie, says he was injured and hospitalized following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, an incident that has raised fresh concerns about the treatment of citizens during immigration enforcement operations. Sackie said he was inside the store when his fiancée, Amanda Tuonyon, called to inform him that immigration agents were surrounding their vehicle. Tuonyon told reporters that the agents claimed the vehicle was registered to someone named Joseph. “I am a legal citizen, and this is my first time being in handcuffs in my whole life,” Sackie said. He told WCCO News that he was taken to an undisclosed location and later released.

Source: Front Page Africa January 09, 2026 17:30 UTC