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Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure 2026/01/23 23:27
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- URL: https://www.startribune.com/detained-by-ice-two-women-became-first-responders-during-agents-seizure/601569667
- Posted: January 23, 2026 5:27 PM CST (date: 2026/01/23)
- Topics: US/gov/ICE US/MN
- Summary: «Tippy Amundson, 39, and Heather Zemien, 55, were sitting handcuffed in the back seat of a three-row SUV on the afternoon of Jan. 22 in Brooklyn Park, detained by federal immigration agents»... «Amundson and Zemien were the only ones who recognized that the man was having a seizure. They spoke up immediately, telling the driver to pull over and telling the agents to call 911. When nothing happened, they repeated it, louder and more urgently.» After the agent was transferred to medical care: «“I asked if we could just go home,” Amundson said. “I said, ‘We just saved his life. Is that cool with you?’ And they said no.”»
- author: Sofia Barnett
- source: Minnesota Star Tribune