ICE RAMS Into Car, Demands VICTIMS Show Their Papers: “We're Citizens!”

"That vehicle hit us and they’ve got three vehicles cornering us in; everybody is wearing masks and hiding," Minneapolis resident Nadine says. After ICE rammed them, they demanded proof of citizenship

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Our reporter Tina-Desiree Berg interviewed Minneapolis resident Nadine, who along with her husband had their car rammed into by an ICE agent in January. Afterward, they were cornered by a swarm of ICE vehicles (watch video above).

"That [ICE] vehicle back there hit us and they’ve got three vehicles cornering us in; everybody is wearing masks and hiding. They took my husband’s papers—even though he is a citizen,” Nadine said as she recorded the agents with her phone.

After being randomly struck by an ICE vehicle—in a twisted turn of events—Nadine and her Latino U.S. citizen husband were then harassed by ICE to provide proof of citizenship.

Here is part of the UNREAL and TWISTED exchange between the ICE agent and Nadine and her husband—after ICE RANDOMLY RAMMED INTO THEIR PARKED VEHICLE.

ICE: Do you have your ID
Nadine’s Husband: Yea, what did you hit me for?
Nadine: We’re citizens, there’s no reason to carry them
Husband: This is my status and I’m getting my passport for you
ICE: Ok, do you have ID on you?
Husband: Yeah, but I need his information. He just hit my car.
Nadine: Yeah, we need all the insurance information because you guys are damaging our vehicle.

As the bizarre exchange continued, Nadine and her husband tried to get identifying information for the ICE agents that just intentionally rammed their government vehicle into their car. The ICE agent refused to answer—claiming they don’t have to provide the victims of their vehicular assault with any information. After Nadine tried to leave her car to write down the license plate number of the ICE agent who rammed into them, ICE threatened her with arrest!

Husband: You have to have a reasonable cause
ICE: Sit tight
Nadine: You guys hit our car and had no reason to come after us
Nadine: I will be contacting the lawyers and the ACLU.
Husband: Go behind them and get their [license] plates because I don’t want that car to just take off.
Nadine: Alright I’m getting out of the car to get plates.
ICE: Stay in the vehicle mam—do not get out of the car.
Nadine: You really think you can tell me what to do?
ICE: You get out of the car you’ll be obstructing.
Nadine: I’m not obstructing for leaving my vehicle!
[ICE agent then reads off a law claiming Nadine would be obstructing if she gets out of her car]
Nadine: That’s a lie! I’ll make sure that’s charged. What’s your badge numbers?
ICE: I don’t have to answer any questions mam
Nadine: Actually as a federal officer you are obligated to give me your name and badge number if you are doing something.
ICE: “I think TikTok has lied to you.”

Needless to say, in this upside down—growingly fascist country—Trump’s masked secret police are literally ramming into the vehicles of random Minnesotans and then harassing the victims to show their papers.

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