ICE Detains Children Seeking Asylum in Minnesota, School Superintendent Confirms

ICE Apprehensions in Minnesota

• 🚨 Masked and armed ICE agents, without identifying badges, apprehended four students from Columbia Heights Public Schools.
• 💔 The school district superintendent stated that the ICE activity is inducing trauma and negatively impacting students, families, staff, and the community.

Asylum Seekers Following Official Process

• 🧒 One detained child, Liam, and his father were seeking asylum and had entered the U.S. through a port of entry.
• ✅ They used the CBP1 app, made an appointment, and presented themselves to Customs and Border Patrol, indicating they followed the correct process.
• 📄 Liam and his father had documentation proving they followed the established procedures for seeking asylum.