One thing to remember when tensions are high with ICE: When you see something, say something. That’s what so many people on TikTok are doing as they band together and show us the reality of what’s happening across the U.S. A Minnesota woman posted a video showing a disturbing scene that should wake up so many people’s eyes. In her video, we see what looks to be an ICE kidnapping in real time, and it’s incredibly concerning.
A TikToker named Lily shared a video of what she believes is a recent ICE kidnapping. But to make matters worse, Lily speculates that ICE may have actually caused the accident just so they could take this woman. Of course, all of this is merely alleged – but it’s disturbing to imagine these things could be happening before our very eyes.
In Lily’s video, you can hear horns blaring on a street outside a Saint Paul, Minnesota apartment. Lily claims she heard a crash and went outside her house so she could record the video. In her own words, she says “from what I saw, it seems like they made her crash then took her.” You can hear the woman screaming for dear life and sobbing as multiple ICE officials get out of their vehicles and wrestle her to the ground. When vehicles try to slow down on the major roadway, you can hear ICE agents tell them to keep driving.
What makes the situation even more frustratingly sad is that her vehicle is demolished. It’s sitting in the center divider with the front end crushed in and the airbag deployed. There’s glass everywhere. This isn’t just a minor fender-bender. If they caused this, they meant harm. There are several ICE vehicles surrounding the area as the woman is brought to her feet and carted off to an SUV by agents. Lily continues to record as they put her in the back of the car and then proceed to drive off. It’s clear that a lot of citizens on the road know what’s happening and they sit, blaring their horns, to show that they witnessed this alleged attack.
The fact that she was thrown into a vehicle by agents and her car was left behind says so much. It looks so much like a kidnapping that it’s unbelievable and I feel a sense of fear wondering where they took her. Lily states in the caption to her video that the car was eventually towed from the scene. She said they got rid of all the evidence “like nothing happened.” This is how quickly our own government could be disappearing people.
One commenter said, “How this doesn’t terrify every citizen of this country is beyond me.” Another commenter pointed out that they heard the woman in the video “screaming ‘I will show you my ID.’ She is American. They are arresting an American. They are immigration agents.” When you put two and two together, it never makes sense. They’re out here after everyone, from immigrants to people of color to white citizens. It doesn’t matter what you look like or who you are. You have every right to fear this same instance happening to you when our political tensions are this high and cities are under siege.
