Minnesota police leaders: Federal agents are racially profiling off-duty officers, eroding trust with the public

Three Minnesota law enforcement leaders say federal immigration agents aren’t coordinating their work, and are stopping community members and off-duty police officers in traffic when they have no legal grounds to do so.

By: Joey Peters

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: January 20, 2026

Words: 1,102

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Three local law enforcement leaders expressed concern over federal immigration agents’ behavior over the last few weeks, including stopping off-duty officers of color.

“These types of civil rights violations have to stop,” said Mark Bruley, Chief of Brooklyn Park Police Department.

The law enforcement leaders also said federal agents don’t seem to be coordinating their work across the metro, and that a small group of federal agents are causing problems by stopping community members …

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