ICE Violently Attacks U.S. Veteran: "I'll F*cking Taze You!"

"They broke my window, yanked me out by my neck, threw me to the ground, stomped on me, and pushed my face into the ground," Skye tells Status Coup. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!

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On January 11th, Skye, a US. marine corps veteran, was legally following ICE agents—from a safe distance—when, according to her, they intentionally attempted to cause a car accident with her (watch the disturbing footage of ICE agents brutalizing her—and our interview with her—above):

She told our reporter JT Cestkowksi:

“They stopped in the middle of the road and reversed on [Highway 62] . They tried to ram our car, they tried to get us into a bottleneck, once I saw a police officer from Mendota Heights, I tried to wave them down and they funneled us straight into ICE’s hands. Once in ICE's hands, they broke my window, they yanked me out by my neck, they threw me to the ground, they stomped on me, they pushed my face into the ground, they put the cuffs on as tight as possible to the point that it took 6 agents to try and get them off."

Skye, a five-year Marine Corps veteran, also recounted that local police "watched DHS assault me and listened to me scream for help.” They did nothing, Syke said, as "armed thugs” brutalized her.

When multiple ICE agents rushed swarmed her vehicle, they violently dragged her out of her car—and disregarded her when she said she was a U.S. Marine corps veteran.

Skye: Do not break my f*cking window!

ICE: Get out of the f*cking car!

ICE: Put the car in park, get out of the car!

ICE: Put the car in park, get out of the car!!!

Skye: You know I'm a Marine Corps veteran?

ICE: I don't care what you are!

[ICE drags her from car & then points taser at passenger]

ICE: "You f*cking move I'll f*cking taze you!"

ICE: “Get the f*ck out of the car, get the f*ck out of the car!

This violent kidnapping—of a U.S. veteran—happened in broad daylight…

And is happening throughout Minneapolis as masked ICE and Border Patrol thugs attack immigrants, veterans, U.S. citizens, and even children at a dizzying pace.

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