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Police Chief: ICE Racial Profiling Erodes Community Trust

1/21/2026

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Chiefs Condemn ICE

Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley and Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt say Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents racially profile U.S. citizens, including officers.
They report incidents where ICE agents stopped people without cause and demanded proof of status, including an off-duty officer held at gunpoint and whose phone was knocked away.
Witt said these violations erode trust and trigger complaints toward federal agents.

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Chiefs Condemn ICE

Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley and Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt say Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents racially profile U.S. citizens, including officers.
They report incidents where ICE agents stopped people without cause and demanded proof of status, including an off-duty officer held at gunpoint and whose phone was knocked away.
Witt said these violations erode trust and trigger complaints toward federal agents.