In short
The episode alleges ICE/Border Patrol abuses in Minnesota targeting the Somali community after Donald Trump ordered aggressive enforcement, including assaults on migrants and on people filming protests. It centers on a claimed incident involving Mubashir, a 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen, who says agents tackled him, put him in a chokehold, refused to verify his ID/passport, detained him for hours, denied water/medical help, and forced him to walk outside in snow.
Guest backgrounds
No named podcast guests appear in the transcript. The episode references public figures and sources: Mubashir (Somali-American citizen), Status Coup News (footage source), and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey (quoted).
Key claims
discrimination based on being Somali/Latino; unlawful detention of a citizen; protesters sprayed with chemical weapons; media intimidation of Status Coup.
Notable examples
Mubashir’s press conference account; clips of agents threatening/pepper spraying; an alleged ICE vehicle running over a resident while agents laugh; mayor Frey stating tackling/detention without knowing identity violates law/constitution.
Written by AI. May contain mistakes. Listen to the episode to check what was said.
Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOTrump's Actions in Minnesota
2:55 to 4:03
Discussion of Trump's orders affecting the Somalian community in Minnesota.
“Then he was trying to say, look, I have my ID.”
The Story of Mubashir
4:03 to 9:25
An American citizen's harrowing experience with ICE agents in Minnesota.
“Now, here's another angle of what took place before Mubashir was brought outside.”
Protests and Community Response
9:25 to 10:33
Coverage of protests against ICE actions and community support efforts.
“And she said, okay, we still have to do your fingerprints.”
ICE Gestapo Actions
12:43 to 14:01
Details of confrontations between ICE agents and journalists during protests.
“I want to give a hat tip to our friends at Status Coup News.”
Protest Encounters with ICE in Minneapolis
14:01 to 18:06
Learn about the recent clashes between ICE agents and peaceful protesters in Minneapolis.
“You're gonna step her up on the situation up there.”
Mayor Frey on Legal Violations
18:06 to 19:29
Hear Mayor Jacob Frey discuss potential violations of law by ICE in Minnesota.
“is this a violation of Minnesota law, federal law, constitutional law?”
Support for Independent Media
19:29 to 20:06
Discover the importance of supporting independent media and how to get involved.
“Not because I'm a progressive liberal mayor or whatever.”
Transcript
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2:22Ben Meiselas:All hell is breaking loose in Minnesota as Donald Trump has ordered his ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo to attack the Somalian community there, to attack migrants there, to attack anyone who films the brutality and crimes against humanity being committed by Trump's ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo. I want to share with you the story of Mubashir, an American citizen, a Somalian man who was leaving work during his lunch break. And he was tackled, given an unlawful chokehold, thrown to the ground in freezing weather. Then he was trying to say, look, I have my ID. I'm an American citizen. Look at my real ID.
3:06Ben Meiselas:And the Trump Gestapo refused to look at it. They tried to figure out where the courthouse was. They didn't even know where the courthouse was, where they were trying to bring him because there was a detention center nearby where they wanted to throw him into. Then when they realized that he was a citizen, they basically threw him out and made him walk in the freezing cold. He could have froze to death. So let me show you what happens here. When ICE detained this United States citizen, Mubashir, you'll see them give him the chokehold, tackle him and throw him to the ground. This was caught on tape by some courageous citizen journalists.
3:39Ben Meiselas:And our heart goes out to Mubashir and the entire Somalian community there in Minnesota who are under attack by the Trump regime with their racist and vile attacks against the entire Somalian community. Here, play this clip.
4:29Ben Meiselas:Now, here's another angle of what took place before Mubashir was brought outside. You'll see the ICE agents assaulting him right here as he's walking out. You'll see him by the staircase here and he's saying, let me show you my ID. I'm an American citizen. I'm an American citizen. Here, play this clip.
5:18Ben Meiselas:Now, I'll show you there's been a bunch of peaceful protests against these tactics by these ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo. And what they're now doing on the orders of Donald Trump is they're spraying chemical weapons into the faces of some of the peaceful protesters and people who have showed up to just show support for their community, which is now under siege by this Trump invasion. Here, play this clip.
6:04Ben Meiselas:Now I'll show you right here. We're hearing from Mubashir. Again, 20-year-old Minneapolis resident, United States citizen. He held a press conference yesterday. Here's what he said about what went down. A very moving press conference by Mubashir. Listen to every single word right here. Let's play it.
6:54the video i told him i'm a u.s citizen what is going on he didn't seem to care he dragged he dragged me outside through the snow while i was handcuffed restrained helpless and he pushed me to the ground and he put me in a chokehold and they asked me we have to verify if you're a u.s citizen because i believe you're an illegal citizen because you ran from me but as you can see in the videos that will be released. I'm simply just standing still. I asked them, okay, they said, let me take a picture of you to stand your face to see if you're a U.S. citizen. I declined because how will a picture prove I'm a U.S.
7:33citizen? I told him I have my passport. It's in my phone. Can I open and show you? He declined. I told him, can I give you my name, my date of birth? He declined. So he took me on the other side of Cedar and they kept me there for 45 minutes. Just asking, we have to scan your face, we have to scan your face. After about a whole hour, they said, okay, we can do your fingerprints on our phones. And the fingerprints are not working. So I guess they waited 20 more minutes and they said, we're going to take you into Bishop Henry all the way in Bloomington. And while they were driving me all the way there, they were wasting time.
8:14They kept going back in the same highway. I told them, are you guys lost? But they said, yeah, this is our first time taking someone in. And I told, they had the maps out. I don't know, everything. They were trying to intimidate me. So after I arrived at the facility, they parked up. The gate was closed. And they made me step outside in the snow while it was snowing. and they said, we have to scare you in your face or we're not going to let you inside the car. So I had no choice. I let them scare my face. I was so cold. I guess the face thing, I guess it didn't work. So they finally took me inside the facility.
8:54They kept me there for another 20, 30 minutes. At that time, I asked for water. They declined my water. And I also asked for medical assistance because my hands were numb. and my back was hurting because he pushed me down and he put his whole body weight. They told me we don't have any medical staff at the facility. Some lady listened. I told her, yo, can you turn on my phone? I have my passport card. And she finally let me use my phone. I showed her. And she said, okay, we still have to do your fingerprints. I did my fingerprints. And they finally let me go. I asked them, can you take me back to where you picked me up from?
9:35They said, no, you have to walk in the snow. Like, they were being serious. I asked three times. They said, no, you're walking. And, yeah, all I did was step outside as a Somali-American, and I just got chased by a masked person. He didn't identify himself. He didn't say, ice, stop. Like, I felt like I was getting assaulted. I was getting kidnapped, and that's exactly what it was. and the way they were treating me, it was inhumane. They dragged me across the road. They slammed me to the ground, choked me. That was uncalled for. There's also more videos of someone came out. They had a copy of my passport.
10:18And I told the agent, he has my passport copy. And he said, we don't care, we're still taking you in. And they kept me for two hours. and if this is what's happening to a US American citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones when there's no one around to witness what they're doing. But thankfully, my incident was caught on cameras. It was posted all over social media. This shouldn't be happening to anyone. We shouldn't feel targeted just because we're Somalis. Yeah, man, that's not right.
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13:07Ben Meiselas:Let's take a look right here as ICE Gestapo agents threaten Status Coup news as they're bringing you exclusive footage. Here's what happens, play this clip.
13:33I'm gonna stand back there with everybody else. Is there any press? What's that? You got press over there? No. You got with the live view? You go back, you're gonna get sprayed. I already told you I want them. I tell you again, you're gonna get sprayed. Go back with everybody else. You can record all you want. Yeah, I see press over there. You see everybody else over here, right? No, I see press over there. He's with us. Or he's with them. You're over here with everybody else. Thank you for that. Sorry. I was ready. I'm in the file jacket. Last name. Maximum signal. Have them delete me from all the tasks.
14:11Maximum signal. Delete me from the trash. Three answers. It's all over. This guy's right now. You're gonna step her up on the situation up there.
14:28Can anybody tell me what happened? They're just snabbin' some people. No, they won't tell us anything. I mean, supposedly they were impeding, or got in the way or something. They went from one of us down there, they started going home, and then they suddenly diverted over here. They started chasing you.
14:46Ben Meiselas:And then you'll see this convoy of cars of ICE Gestapo, Border Patrol, Gestapo vehicles leaving here. Play this clip. I'll compensate you. I'll glad you do it. I don't want to go through the tax. I can do it. So can you talk to me about the media? At least we'll give you a shout out if you're media or whatever you do by the way. Something. I'll chat. Just chat with you. Just chat with you. If you want to keep it tight. I have a... And then here you'll see status coups, John Farina. He covered a clash between the ICE Gestapo and the peaceful protesters in Minneapolis. You'll see in this clip, an ICE vehicle running over a local resident and other agents can be heard audibly laughing as the resident hit the ground.
15:37Ben Meiselas:ICE agents can also be seen pepper spraying residents and activists. Here, play this clip.
15:51Nobody wants you here.
15:58Move, goddammit. You need to move now.
16:04There's people in front of her. Move out of the way. Move out of the way. Move out of the way. Move out of the way. Move out of the way. Why didn't you get out of your car, pussy? With your twisted fucking pants, I'm gonna go home and fuck your dad.
16:28Get a new judge, you fucking loser. Hey, watch how you spray that.
17:08this is
17:16Watch your face, motherfucker.
17:26Watch your back. You can't see what the fuck's happening? Right on. Yeah, exactly. Watch your back. Watch your back. Another car. One more car. One more car. They got out.
17:50Ben Meiselas:That's what's going on right here. Trump unleashing hell in the United States. Here is the mayor of Minnesota. Here's the mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jacob Frey. Here's what he has to say. Play this clip. You're asking exactly the right question. The question for those that didn't hear is, is this a violation of Minnesota law, federal law, constitutional law? While I can't speak to every instance, I'm not aware of all the details from the one that you referenced yesterday. Under any law and under the United States Constitution, you can't tackle somebody because they look Somali without knowing who they are, what their name is, and you can't then detain them for purposes of immigration when they're a complete legal American citizen, when they have tried to provide information showing that they're an American citizen, where you have declined to receive that information, which you saw in this video.
18:52What we are seeing again and again is discrimination only to the extent that it applies to certain groups. So they are discriminating only as it applies to, are you a Latino person? Are you a Somali person? Once that's been established, as far as we can tell, there are countless incidents where the arrest, the detention is indiscriminate. you can't do that. You can't do that in Minneapolis. You can't do that anywhere in this country. Not because I'm a progressive liberal mayor or whatever. You can't do that because it's against the law.
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