ICE agent charged with two counts of felony assault over traffic stop in Minneapolis

Politics
17 Apr 2026 • 1:36 AM MYT
The Independent
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ICE agent charged with two counts of felony assault over traffic stop in Minneapolis

  • Federal immigration officer Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., has been criminally charged in Minnesota with two counts of assault in the second degree.
  • Morgan is accused of pointing his firearm at individuals in a car during an incident in February.
  • Local law enforcement has issued a nationwide warrant for Morgan's arrest.
  • This case marks the first criminal charges against an ICE officer for actions during Operation Metro Surge.
  • Operation Metro Surge involved the deployment of federal agents to cities under Trump's administration, targeting immigrants and protesters.

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