ICE Officials Dispute Claims of Using Child as Bait in Minnesota Arrest

ICE's Account of the Minnesota Arrest

• 🎯 ICE officials are disputing claims from a Minnesota school district that a 5-year-old boy was used as bait during the arrest of his father.
• ⚡ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson stated that ICE did not target the child and that federal agents remained with the boy after his father allegedly abandoned him in a vehicle.
• 🗣️ Border Patrol officials in Minnesota presented their account, emphasizing that their operations are focused on public safety, not politics, and that false narratives are being spread.

The Father's Apprehension and Child's Care

• 🔑 ICE identified the target as Adrien Alexander Kjo Adios, an individual illegally in the U.S. who was released by the previous administration.
• 🏃‍♂️ When officers approached the vehicle, Adios reportedly fled on foot, abandoning his child in the car during winter.
• 🤝 An ICE officer stayed with the child while others apprehended the father, and officers continued to care for the child, taking him for food and ensuring his well-being.
• 💔 Officers were reportedly heartbroken when the child's own family refused to take him in after they attempted to reunite them.

Debunking Allegations and Detailing Operations

• 🚫 Officials denied that Adios was walking to school with his child or that the child was targeted.
• ⚖️ They reiterated that they enforce the law as written but go above and beyond to reunite families.
• 🚨 The press conference also addressed recent arrests of individuals involved in church riots, emphasizing that these were not peaceful protests but acts of harassment.
• criminal illegal aliens arrested, including individuals convicted of sexual conduct with a child, drug trafficking, and domestic assault.

Conditions and Family Residential Centers

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Officials clarified that the child was not separated from his father and is being held in the least restrictive setting possible at a family residential center.
• 🏥 These centers provide medical care, good food, learning services, recreation, and special caregivers, described as being better than social services.
• 🇺🇸 They stressed that ICE and Border Patrol are experienced in dealing with cases involving children and provide excellent care, urging against illegal border crossings and criminal activity.