ICE officer seen kneeing detained man in the head

MINNEAPOLIS (Gray News) – Bystanders in Minneapolis caught what appears to be a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent on camera repeatedly kneeing a man in the face during an arrest, according to video reviewed by CNN.

The man is seen being held on the ground next to a vehicle by at least four Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

A witness said the detainee was not resisting, while DHS said the man is a “criminal alien from Ecuador.”

The presence of ICE agents in Minneapolis has been met with backlash from residents in the weeks following the death of Renee Good on Jan. 7, 2026.

Good was allegedly shot and killed by an ICE agent while on her way home after dropping her 6-year-old son at school.

Video of the shooting taken by bystanders and posted to social media shows an officer approaching her car and demanding she open the door before grabbing the handle.

After she begins pulling forward, another ICE officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon out and immediately fires three shots into the vehicle at close range.

Good’s death prompted protests and vigils across the country, including daily demonstrations in Minneapolis that continued through January.

On Sunday, the Pentagon ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers based in Alaska to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, according to The Associated Press. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry said the suggestion could be unconstitutional and urged protesters to remain peaceful so the president would not see a need to send in the military.