ICE agents caught using sonic weapons at close range against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis
ICE agents were seen using long-range weapons in a face-off against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis as the Trump administration's crack down in the city continues
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seemingly used long-range acoustic devices (LRAD) against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis.
Ed Krassenstein, a political commentator, shared a video of protesters standing in front of an army of federal agents as someone with a megaphone declares that agents are using a "long-range acoustic device, LRAD," and counts to three. After the countdown, the protesters are seen retreating across the street.
Krassenstein listed some of the issues people suffer from after being exposed to close-range weapons, including permanent hearing loss, vertigo, migraines, nausea, and ruptured eardrums. One person wrote that this scene is what an "authoritarian police state looks like." They continued: "Federal agents deploying sonic weapons that can cause permanent hearing loss and other lifelong injuries against peaceful American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. Disgraceful. Un-American. Dangerous." It comes as Kristi Noem was moved into a humiliating new position after anger over another shocking scandal.
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Another person accused the federal government of "itching to roll out sonic weapons" after supposedly bragging about using LRAD in Venezuela. "Now suddenly it's being pointed at protesters."
A third person compared former President Barack Obama's use of ICE to that of President Donald Trump. "ICE doesn't even appear to be focusing on immigration in multiple videos," they wrote. "They walk up to women sitting in their cars, they walk over to women to shove them down, they put themselves in the city where protests are taking place. "Obama's ICE worked, Trump's is performative."
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Trump administration backtracks
Following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent over the weekend, several members of the Trump administration used combat language to describe the ICU nurse. White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called Pretti a "domestic terrorist who tried to assassinate law enforcement.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused him of perpetrating "the definition of domestic terrorism." However, Trump appears to be holding when tongue when talking about Pretti.
At a press briefing on Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dodged questions about the remarks against Pretti, insisting that the administration wouldn't comment pending the outcome of multiple investigations into the shooting. "I have not heard the president characterize Mr. Pretti in that way," said Leavitt.
"However, I have heard the president say he wants to let the facts and the investigation lead itself." Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche also tried to backpedal on behalf of the administration during a Fox News appearance.
"I don’t think anybody thinks that they were comparing what happened on Saturday to the legal definition of domestic terrorism," said Blanche. Pretti's parents accused the administration of spreading "sickening lies" about what happened.
Following the shooting, Trump has replaced Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino with White House Border Czar Tom Homan to run the day-to-day operations in Minnesota. Kristi Noem is also leaving the Twin Cities to shift her focus to the southern border.
It comes after an out-of-control ICE agent yelled a chilling three-word slur before shooting a woman 5 times.
