Crime & Safety
Man Arrested During Minneapolis Protest Shares What It's Like In Border Patrol Custody
"They pushed me, tackled me to the ground, kind of drug me against the pavement, cuffed me and threw me into the back of a car," he said.
January 9, 2026
It's not just people in the United States illegally that federal agents are detaining. Federal agents have been taking in several protesters and observers.
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Connie Olson, 23, is one of them.
"They pushed my friend aside, tackled me to the ground, kind of drug me against the pavement a little bit to get me under control, cuffed me and put me in the back of the car," Olson said, describing his encounter. "By that time, I didn't have my glasses. It was very disorienting."
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