ICE officer faces charges for pointing gun at civilians amid Minnesota surge crackdown

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ICE officer faces charges for pointing gun at civilians amid Minnesota surge crackdown
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An ICE agent, Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., was charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly pointing a duty pistol at the heads of two civilians in a moving SUV on the highway shoulder during Minnesota’s Metro Surge. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Morgan reportedly admitted drawing his firearm after the other vehicle had rejoined normal traffic. The charges mark the first ICE agent prosecution linked to the Metro Surge, a crackdown that followed deadly shootings of two U.S. citizens and drew widespread criticism.

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