A 20-year-old Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen was wrongfully detained by immigration agents this week during an enforcement operation in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of the city.Mubashir (who asked to be identified by hist first name) said he repeatedly informed the agents that he was a U.S. citizen and offered to present his passport, according to CBS News. According to his account, an ICE agent then placed him in a headlock and escorted him into a vehicle. A video taken by someone standing nearby was shown during the press conference. Several media reports indicated Mubashir was then taken to a federal building several miles away, where he was held until he was allowed to show his passport. Mubashir told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday that the agent "never identified himself [and] didn't say 'ICE stop.' I feel like I was getting assaulted, I was getting kidnapped". Newsweek has contacted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for comment via email outside office hours....Why It MattersLast week, the Department of Homeland Security announced the start of "Operation Metro Surge," a federal immigration enforcement initiative in the Twin Cities that has involved increased activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul. The operation has included arrests of individuals suspected of living in the country unlawfully, with federal officials saying the effort is focused on people with outstanding removal orders and criminal convictions. The enforcement action coincided with recent remarks by President Donald Trump criticizing Somali immigrants in Minnesota. The president said he did not want Somali immigrants in the United States, sparking backlash from locals.What To KnowCity leaders, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O’Hara, said they were seeking additional information about the circumstances of the detention. They described the incident as concerning and emphasized that Minneapolis police were not involved in the federal operation.Mubashir continued that he had asked agents if he could be dropped off back where he was picked up, to which they reportedly responded 'no, you have to walk in the snow'. The administration has ordered a review of green card holders from Somalia and several other countries to determine whether they remain eligible to live in the United States. The president has also ended the Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals in Minnesota, a designation that had allowed a limited number of people from Somalia to live and work in the country because conditions there were considered unsafe for return.Minnesota Governor Walz, in a letter to delivered on Wednesday to the DHS, revealed his concerns about the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, citing reports that "indicate that some citizens were documenting federal activity, while others were going about their daily lives". Walz appeared to be referring to Susan Tincher, a 'citizen observer' during ICE arrests who was taken into custody.Federal agents deployed pepper spray to disperse a crowd that was blocking their vehicles while they were conducting identification checks in a predominantly Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis on Tuesday.What People Are SayingMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a press conference: "Taken into custody for no reason at all, in clear violation of law and the Constitution of the United States for simply walking down the street and looking like he's Somali."President Donald Trump said at a cabinet meeting on December 2: "You know, our country's at a tipping point. We could go bad. We're at a tipping point. I don't know if people mind me saying that, but I'm saying it. We could go one way or the other, and we're going to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country."St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter told Newsweek: "The Trump Administration’s threat to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Somali residents is a racially and politically motivated attack on our immigrant neighbors. "By specifically targeting Somali families in Minnesota—home to the nation’s largest Somali community—the administration endangers lives and destabilizes entire neighborhoods. "This action continues a pattern of harm we have come to expect from policies driven by division and discrimination. We stand with our Somali and East African neighbors in St. Paul and reject this retaliatory, fear-driven approach to governing."What Happens NextEnforcement operations in the Twin Cities are expected to continue, with ICE officials stating that the focus remains on individuals with outstanding removal orders and criminal convictions. Local leaders and community organizations have said they will continue monitoring the operations closely.