ICE Officer Charged With Second-Degree Assault in Minnesota Incident
Minnesota ICE officer charged with second-degree assault with dangerous weapon.
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US CBP and ICE Officer Assault Charges
A Colorado CBP officer faces charges for using force against a protester at an ICE detention facility in Durango during October protests. A separate ICE officer in Minnesota is charged with pointing a weapon at motorists during immigration enforcement operations.
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2026-08-18 to 2026-11-15 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 23 Apr, 02:36 UTC
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CBP officer Nicholas Rice charged with assault and criminal mischief in Colorado
Colorado District Attorney Sean Murray announced criminal charges against U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Nicholas Rice for third-degree assault and criminal mischief. The charges stem from an incident in late October outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Durango, Colorado, where Rice was recorded yanking a protester by her hair and pushing her to the ground. The assault charge is a misdemeanor and the criminal mischief charge is a petty offense. The charges followed a thorough investigation conducted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
ICE officer Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. charged with second-degree assault with dangerous weapon in Minnesota
Minnesota prosecutors announced criminal charges against ICE officer Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. for allegedly pointing his duty weapon at two people while driving illegally on the shoulder of a highway during immigration enforcement operations in February. Morgan Jr. faces two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. A nationwide warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Protest in Durango over detention of Colombian asylum-seeking family
Hundreds of people gathered outside an ICE facility in Durango, Colorado to protest the detention of a Colombian father and his two children who were detained on October 27 while on their way to and from school. The protests occurred in late October outside the field office. Federal officers deployed physical force, pepper spray, and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
Franci Stagi placed in chokehold and thrown to ground by federal agent
Franci Stagi, a 57-year-old retired hypnotherapist, was assaulted by a masked federal agent outside an ICE facility in Durango on October 27. Video footage shows the agent seizing Stagi by her hair, placing her in a chokehold, and pulling her across the street before throwing her down an embankment. The incident occurred while Stagi was recording the agent and occurred during protests over the detention of three Colombian asylum-seekers.
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CBP Officer Charged With Assault in Colorado Detention Incident
CBP officer charged with assault after chokehold and takedown during Colorado detention operation.