Sergio Martinez Beltran

I talked to him afterwards and this is what he told me.

In a statement, the DHS spokesperson says ICE does not randomly arrest people or conduct operations without specific objectives, but it's unclear why immigration agents chose to question Kilikai and the others who were charging their vehicles.

They were people of color, and all of them produced documentation that showed they are in the U.S.

legally.

What are you following in the next couple of days?

Again, Michel, the way these immigration enforcement actions are being carried out is something to watch for.

Another thing that's clear, many people in Minneapolis do not want ICE around.

And it's starting to seem like residents are more defiant, willing to protest more.

We've already seen federal agents use pepper spray and tear gas to call some of these protests.

So the escalation in enforcement and protests is something I'll be paying attention to.

You're welcome.

There are more than 2,000 immigration agents here.

And you can see them driving in unmarked cars.

You can also see residents following them and alerting the community that ICE is around.

I have witnessed some of these operations.

In one of them, immigration agents stopped at a parking lot and asked people charging their electric cars for proof of immigration status.

All of the drivers were people of color and all of them had proof.

Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Minneapolis.

Thousands of people in Minneapolis have taken on the streets for the fourth consecutive day to protest President Trump's immigration crackdown in the city and in the state of Minnesota.

And they say they want to honor the life of Renee Goode, the woman killed by an ICE officer earlier this week, and to send the Trump administration a message that ICE agents are not welcome in their state.