ICE official rejects ‘false narrative’ about Minnesota incident involving boy

A prime U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official on Friday dismissed the “false narrative” surrounding an incident involving a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota, whereas additionally claiming that an anti-ICE mob that lately stormed a church was not peaceable.

A photograph of a younger youngster standing subsequent to a black car has gone viral this week following an enforcement operation within the Minneapolis space. ICE and the Division of Homeland Safety mentioned Thursday that the kid was “deserted” by his father and was not focused by federal immigration brokers.

“It’s a disgrace to see politicians and activists unfold worry in their very own communities by making a false narrative about what we do and who we’re and who we arrest,” ICE Government Assistant Director of Enforcement and Elimination Operations (ERO) Marcos Charles mentioned Friday.

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A younger youngster stands subsequent to a car throughout an ICE operation. (Columbia Heights Public Colleges)

“One among our officers was left with that youngster whereas different officers arrested his father. After the arrest, my officers stayed with the kid. They cared for him. They took him to get one thing to eat at a drive-through restaurant and spent hours ensuring he was taken care of. Once more, my officers did that, not his father,” Charles added.

“My officers made each effort to reunite him along with his household. As we approached the door of his residence, tragically the individuals inside refused to take him in and open the door,” Charles continued. ‘Let me say it once more. They noticed the younger boy and refused to open the door and produce him again.

“That is the human aspect of the work my officers do. They’re household women and men. They’ve kids of their very own. They sacrifice every part for his or her households. I am certain they have been heartbroken to see the kid’s household depart him behind. Happily… [Adrian Alexander] Conejo Arias finally requested that his youngster be allowed to stick with him,” he added.

“We do every part we are able to to not separate households. So that they introduced him again collectively… to the ICE facility for therapy. And now they’re being properly cared for in a household residential heart, awaiting their immigration proceedings,” Charles concluded. “That is the actual face of ICE ERO, Border Patrol and our allied companions. The media does not know our officers, we do. My officers do the appropriate factor, regardless of how exhausting or how lengthy it takes throughout the day.”

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Federal authorities arrested Black Lives Matter Twin Cities chief Chauntyll Allen, left; William Kelly, heart; and Nekima Levy-Armstrong, chief of the Racial Justice Community, proper, after a mob invaded a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi introduced Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Division of Homeland Safety)

Charles additionally spoke out in opposition to the conduct of an anti-ICE mob that stormed a church in St. Paul earlier this week.

Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi introduced a number of arrests Thursday in reference to that incident, together with Nekima Levy Armstrong, who Bondi mentioned “allegedly performed a key function in orchestrating the coordinated assault on the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.”

“Federal legislation protects freedom of faith and the appropriate to worship with out interference. What these agitators did was not a peaceable protest,” Charles mentioned Friday. “They rioted throughout church providers. They yelled and harassed kids. They denied Minnesotans the chance to worship peacefully.

A protester, left, and a federal legislation enforcement officer argue exterior a house on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

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“I’ve been in legislation enforcement for 33 years now and that is the primary time I’ve ever seen a protest in a church the place they harass people making an attempt to worship peacefully. It’s disturbing to know that these people would goal sacred areas and viciously harass harmless households. Sacred areas should be revered.”