ICE agents in Minneapolis clashed with protesters while detaining a woman who was allegedly pregnant, kneeling on her and dragging her through the snow. After footage of the incident went viral, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told reporters that officers who arrived on the scene to de-escalate the situation did not witness any violence toward federal agents, and called ICE's actions "questionable." Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated that protesters “threw rocks, chunks of ice, assaulted officers and used pepper spray” against federal agents. McLaughlin alleged that ICE was arresting the woman because she “rushed an ICE vehicle and attempted to vandalize it." Police Chief O'Hara criticized ICE for failing to de-escalate the situation.