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Anti-ICE Protest At Minnesota Church Blocked Parents From Their Children, DHS Says

"Do you know your parents are Nazis, they're going to burn in hell"

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Anti-ICE Protest At Minnesota Church Blocked Parents From Their Children, DHS Says
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The Department of Homeland Security revealed new details about last weekend’s invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, including an account from one victim who broke her arm while fleeing the building, reportedly telling local police, “they were terrorized, our children were weeping, college students and young women were sobbing, it was impactful and it will take time to work through.”

Three people were arrested over the incident: activists Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen, who reportedly organized the invasion, along with William Kelly, an anti-ICE activist. All three were released from custody on Friday.

Another church member said congregants tried to reach their children in a downstairs childcare area but were blocked from using the stairs by agitators, preventing parents from getting to their children, according to a report from DHS special agent Timothy M. Gerber. The report adds that “Victim 4 recalled one agitator was threatening, aggressive, and intimidating towards parishioners. Additionally, this agitator was screaming and getting in people’s faces, to include women and young children.”

“Victim 6 was scared the agitators were not going to let people leave and that they were going to harm victim 1’s family for harboring victim 1,” Gerber noted. “Victim 6 later stated protesters followed and surrounded them in their car and would not let them leave. Victim 6 informed agents that their face is on the Cities Church website, and they are afraid people will try and come to their house at night. Victim 6 recalled his child stating to him ‘Daddy, I thought you were going to die.’ Victim 6 ended the interview and acknowledged that his children are traumatized.”

“Victim 6 recalled Kelly screaming ‘Nazi’ in people’s faces, in addition to confronting children, saying, ‘Do you know your parents are Nazis, they’re going to burn in hell,’” he noted.

“During the course of the investigation, agents discovered a flyer posted on Instagram by “racialjusticemn” and “nekimal,” advertising Operation Pullup on Sunday January 18, 10:00 a.m. sharp, at Cub Foods Parking Lot (Midway Area, St. Paul),” Gerber wrote. “Nekimal is Armstrong’s personal Instagram account.”

 

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