Minneapolis — A disturbing video showing a disabled woman being forcibly removed from her vehicle by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has sparked renewed outrage in Minneapolis, just days after protester Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent.
The incident occurred Tuesday on a residential street, approximately two blocks from where Good, 37, was killed last week — a shooting that intensified demonstrations against federal immigration enforcement and raised national questions about government overreach and accountability.
In video circulating widely on social media, several masked agents wearing tactical gear surround a woman seated in her car as she attempts to leave the area. Two agents reach through the driver’s side window before forcing the door open and dragging the woman onto the pavement.
As she is pulled from the vehicle, the woman can be heard repeatedly shouting that she is disabled and trying to get to a medical appointment.
“I’m disabled. I’m trying to go to the doctor,” she yells in the footage. “I’m an autistic disabled person.”
“I’ve been beat up by police before,” she adds as agents pull her away from the car.
Bystanders nearby can be heard shouting at the agents to stop, with one voice asking, “Where is your humanity?” Others describe the scene as brutal and unnecessary.
“That’s so messed up,” one person shouts. Another yells, “All you do is hurt.”
The confrontation took place near the intersection of 34th Street and Park Avenue, where federal agents and demonstrators clashed amid ongoing protests. Video from the scene also shows agents deploying tear gas, flash-bang grenades, and pepper-ball rounds toward the crowd.
It remains unclear from the footage what led to the woman’s removal from the vehicle. Some reports suggest agents believed she was attempting to trap officers between vehicles blocking the roadway, though that claim is not definitively supported by the video alone.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told The Independent that ICE agents were in the area attempting to execute an arrest warrant for a 20-year-old man originally from Ecuador, whom authorities say entered the United States illegally near El Paso, Texas, in 2019.
According to DHS, officers were surrounded by a large crowd that allegedly interfered with their operation.“As officers carried out their law enforcement duties, a significant crowd surrounded them and began impeding law enforcement operations — a federal crime,” the spokesperson said.
The department said the woman was arrested for obstruction after ignoring repeated commands to move her vehicle. DHS also alleged that another individual assaulted an officer by jumping on his back and that six people were taken into custody for assaulting law enforcement.
The woman’s identity and condition following the arrest have not been publicly released.
The incident has further fueled debate over the conduct of federal immigration agents operating in Minneapolis, particularly in the wake of Good’s death. Civil rights advocates and community members have questioned the use of force against civilians, especially individuals who identify as disabled, while federal officials maintain that officers acted within their authority amid a volatile and dangerous situation.As demonstrations continue across the city, calls for transparency, independent oversight, and clearer rules governing federal enforcement actions have grown louder.

