FBI & St. Paul Police Probe ICE Arrest

February 18, 2026 4:47 am

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating claims that immigration officers shattered a Mexican man’s skull while taking him into custody last month. Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says agents yanked him from a vehicle, slammed him down and beat him with a baton. ICE has said the man caused his own injuries when he tried to run while handcuffed and fell. Hospital workers have told The Associated Press that explanation does not match the CT scan and brain bleeding he received. Both St. Paul police and the FBI last week requested surveillance video from businesses in the shopping center where the arrest happened.