All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump’s ICE Commits WAR CRIMES IN CITY

What this episode is about

The article details the escalating tensions in Minneapolis as the Trump administration deploys ICE and Border Patrol forces, leading to claims of war crimes against local communities. It highlights the use of aggressive tactics, including the deployment of chemical agents on peaceful protesters, and discusses a federal lawsuit filed by the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul against the federal government, labeling the actions as an unlawful invasion.

Key takeaways

• In Minneapolis, peaceful protests face an unprecedented crackdown: 'War crimes break loose' redefine law enforcement.
• Trump's ICE surge suggests an unsettling twist on 'border security': now invading American communities instead of just crossing borders.
• The pretext of 'law enforcement' crumbles under scrutiny: federal agents patrolling neighborhoods like it's 1930s Berlin.
• Surprising fact: U.S. citizens caught in the chaos, showing the grotesque irony in hunting the hunted.
• Witnessing chemical agents deployed against protesters: America’s fight for freedom now involves dodging tear gas and flashbangs.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Ben (Guest) · 16 min speaking
• JT Sistki (Guest) · 2 min speaking
• John Fina (Guest) · 2 min speaking
• Jordan Charan (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Aaron Reichlin Melnik (Guest) · 1 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: Minneapolis, Status Coup, Border Patrol, Donald Trump
2. 5:00 – 10:00: Minneapolis, Border Patrol, Amanda Moore, Sergio Martinez Beltran
3. 10:00 – 15:00: ICE, Minneapolis, Border Patrol, Status Coup
4. 15:00 – 20:00: Minneapolis, Border Patrol, Status Coup, Status Coup News
5. 20:00 – 22:43: Status Coup, Border Patrol, John Fina

Notable quotes from "All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump’s ICE Commits WAR CRIMES IN CITY"

• Be described as an invasion of Minneapolis and St. Paul. As we've been partnering with the great folks over at Status Coup who have reporters on the ground who have been…

  about Status Coup · at 0:13

• The videos. We are documenting what is taking place thanks to our incredible partnership with the folks over at Status Coup News. Now, most of the clips I'm about to show you, not all of them.

  about Status Coup News · at 1:34

• Intersection of 35th Street and Park Avenue as the peaceful protests continue. And as Trump surges another 1,000 Border Patrol and ICE agents to terrorize the peaceful and loving communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

  about Donald Trump · at 2:35

• A swarm of border patrol agents violently invade a Minneapolis gas station. They crush a car window as they believe there's a Honduran in the car.

  about Minneapolis · at 4:26

• Their immigration status. The drivers were people of color. As Aaron Reichlin Melnik explains, a literal papers please society. That's where we are. That's where we're heading. That's where we are. Play this clip.

  about papers please society · at 10:04

• But, but make sure you subscribe to theirs. Trump's Border Patrol terrorizing and gassing random neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Watch as this goes down as the people living in this neighborhood are Shame,.

  about Border Patrol · at 11:25

• NEXT, I'm going to share with you a platoon of ICE agents storming into a neighborhood home full of kids. pointing AR-14 assault rifles. The lady in the home says, Can you put the gun down,.

  about ICE · at 14:36

• Are Uber drivers in an Uber driver line who are waiting for calls to pick up people. And because some of the drivers are Somali, the Border Patrol is harassing people who are working.

  about Somalia · at 19:05

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Donald Trump — Person · Primary antagonist / referenced political leader · 3 mentions · first at 0:02
  Presented as directing the surge of ICE and Border Patrol into Minneapolis/St. Paul; repeatedly blamed for alleged abuses framed as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• John Fina — Person · Referenced reporter / on-the-ground correspondent · 3 mentions · first at 1:54
  Identified as reporting from Minneapolis in a key clip documenting a gas-station raid and detentions.
  Coup. Most of the clips are from the reporters on the ground with Status Coup, JT Sistki, John Fina, and their incredible team there. Let me just say if you can subscribe to…
• JT Sistki — Person · Referenced reporter / on-the-ground documenter · 1 mention · first at 1:51
  Cited as a Status Coup reporter posting updates and footage of chemical agents used near protests in Minneapolis.
  Accountable. And it's an honor for us to show their videos here. So, let's talk about what's been going down. As JT Sistski post, here are agents using tear gas and other…
• Lo Rios Mesa — Person · Referenced detainee / alleged U.S. citizen · 1 mention · first at 4:50
  Named as at least one person confirmed to be a U.S. citizen among those detained in the gas-station raid.
  Camps. As status coup writes, we've confirmed at least one of them was a US citizen. Lo Rios Mesa. This is John Fina reporting in Minneapolis. Play this clip.
• Amanda Moore — Person · Referenced documenter / citizen journalist · 1 mention · first at 9:10
  Credited with documenting a clash involving DHS agents, tear gas in residential yards, and pepper-spraying.
  So, somebody just got picked up by Now, this next one comes from No Turtle Soup 17. Amanda Moore was doing an incredible job documenting everything.
• Aaron Reichlin Melnik — Person · Referenced analyst / commentator · 1 mention · first at 10:07
  Quoted characterizing the situation as a 'literal papers please society,' reinforcing the civil-liberties framing.
  Charging their cars to show proof of their immigration status. The drivers were people of color. As Aaron Reichlin Melnik explains, a literal papers please society. That's…
• Sergio Martinez Beltran — Person · Referenced explainer / journalist · 1 mention · first at 9:53
  Cited explaining a video of agents asking people of color for proof of immigration status at a parking lot.
  Asking people for their immigration status and they're calling it citizen checks. In this video, as Sergio Martinez Beltran explains, you can see agents at a parking lot asking…

Companies & orgs

• ICE — Company · Primary enforcement actor / core topic · 2 mentions · first at 0:02
  Depicted conducting detentions, raids, and 'citizen checks' in Minneapolis; accused of excessive force and intimidation tactics.
• Status Coup — Company · Partner media organization / source of footage · 9 mentions · first at 0:19
  The host highlights an ongoing partnership with Status Coup, whose reporters provide on-the-ground video documentation used throughout the episode.
• Border Patrol — Company · Primary enforcement actor / core topic · 7 mentions · first at 0:06
  Shown and described participating in neighborhood operations and 'citizen checks' in Minneapolis, including alleged gassing and harassment of residents and workers.
• Status Coup News — Company · Partner media brand / source attribution · 2 mentions · first at 1:39
  Named as the outlet capturing and providing multiple clips; the host urges subscriptions and credits their documentation.

Concepts & topics

• papers please society — Concept · Civil-liberties framing concept · 1 mention · first at 10:10
  Used to describe immigration-status checks of people of color in everyday settings, implying authoritarian normalization of ID demands.
• First Amendment — Concept · Constitutional rights reference · 1 mention · first at 11:43
  Invoked to argue that agents retaliated against protected speech (residents chanting 'shame') by using gas.
  This neighborhood are Shame, shame, shame. And then the Border Patrol and ICE Gustapo can't handle First Amendment freedom of expression speech saying shame. So they gas the people nearly killing people. Here play this clip.

Places & events

• Minneapolis — Place · Primary setting / core topic location · 11 mentions · first at 0:00
  The episode centers on federal immigration enforcement actions and protests occurring in Minneapolis, including alleged 'citizen checks,' raids, and use of chemical agents.
• St. Paul — Place · Secondary setting / legal actor context · 3 mentions · first at 0:13
  Paired with Minneapolis as part of the 'Twin Cities' and as a co-plaintiff in the referenced federal lawsuit.
  ICE and Border Patrol, Gestapo, his SS, his paramilitary forces in what can only be described as an invasion of Minneapolis and St. Paul. As we've been partnering with the…
• Somalia — Place · Referenced nationality/target group context · 2 mentions · first at 4:16
  Mentioned as part of the claim that agents are targeting 'Somali' people; later tied to harassment of Somali Uber drivers.

Media & podcasts

• All Hell Breaks Loose (podcast) — Media · Episode/series brand · 1 mention · first at 0:33
  Named as the host's series framing the ongoing events; contrasted with Status Coup's phrase 'all war crimes break loose.'
  Communities by the Trump regime. And the Status Coup folks say, Ben, we know that your series is called All Hell Breaks Loose, but what's really going on is all war crimes…

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 All hell continues to break loose in Minneapolis as Donald Trump surges his ICE and Border Patrol, Gestapo, his SS, his paramilitary forces in what can only be described as an invasion of Minneapolis and St. Paul. As you know, we've been partnering with the great folks over at Status Coup who have reporters on the ground who have been documenting the terrorizing of communities by the Trump regime. And the Status Coup folks say, "Ben, we know that your series is called All Hell Breaks Loose, but what's really going on is all war crimes break loose. The Trump Gestapo are gassing people. Some unknown chemical agents this time are being sprayed directly into people's faces, spraying at children, spraying at people who are just observing what's happening, being sprayed at peaceful protesters. Of course, you have the flashbang grenades, the pepper spray, the pepper balls, and other unknown chemical agents. And as

1:08 you know, yesterday the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the Twin Cities along with the state of Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump regime, calling what's taking place an invasion and that any law enforcement purpose being cited by the Trump regime is a pretext for an invasion. Now folks, we have the receipts, we have the photos, we have the videos. We are documenting what is taking place thanks to our incredible partnership with the folks over at Status Coup News. Now, most of the clips I'm about to show you, not all of them.

1:46 I'll identify which ones are from Status Coup. Most of the clips are from the reporters on the ground with Status Coup, JT Sistki, John Fina, and their incredible team there. Let me just say if you can subscribe to the Status Coup YouTube page, subscribe to their Substack and join their membership program. It's like $5 a month so they can keep their boots on the ground, their reporters filming the war crimes, the crimes against humanity taking place. so we can hold this Trump regime accountable. And it's an honor for us to show their videos here. So, let's talk about what's been going down. As JT Sistski post, here are agents using tear gas and other chemical agents near the intersection of 35th Street and Park Avenue as the peaceful protests continue. And as Trump surges another 1,000 Border Patrol and ICE agents to terrorize the peaceful and loving communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

2:51 Play this clip. This one is not taken from status coup, but here you'll see ICE agents detaining a US citizen who is a legal observer in Minneapolis, smashing his car window, dragging him out, and placing a knee on his neck to almost suffocate him. Here, play this clip. [ __ ] [ __ ]

3:32 Get off, BABY. [ __ ] [ __ ] HE'S NOT [ __ ] RESISTING. [ __ ] you. Let's go. Now, this next video comes from the folks at Status Coup. As Jordan Charan explains, what Trump has unleashed on America shows a deteriorating megalomaniac madman hellbent on distracting from his crimes. And the Epstein files by committing a flood of new ones. And here's what Status Coup was able to capture. We've got a Honduran here is what the ICE Gustafa yelled. We've got a Honduran. We've got a Honduran. As they hunt Hondurans, Somali, anybody with black or brown skin, the Trump regime is hunting them.

4:26 A swarm of border patrol agents violently invade a Minneapolis gas station. They crush a car window as they believe there's a Honduran in the car. They tackle and brutalize the drivers and then they take several people uh into detention centers and concentration camps. As status coup writes, we've confirmed at least one of them was a US citizen. Lo Rios Mesa. This is John Fina reporting in Minneapolis. Play this clip.

4:58 We're trying to get status. Got Honduran here. We're trying to get status. Three two break it. Open the door. Open it. Hey, one way or the other.

5:52 Back up. All right. My knees in This next Everybody, step up. Get back. Stay back. Stand back. Don't stay back. The [ __ ] did he do to you?

7:16 Stay back. [ __ ] DID HE DO TO YOU? STAY BACK. DO NOT PUT YOUR IN HERE. I'M NOT RESISTING. I'M NOT RESISTING.

7:24 I'm not resisting. Hey, I'm not resisting. I'm not resisting. [ __ ] let me know anything.

7:30 I'm not resisting. Nobody did. That's a [ __ ] [ __ ] Don't say nothing. Now, in this next clip we're going to show you, Border Patrol takes a young man in Minneapolis, likely a teenager who repeatedly asked to go into his house to show proof of his immigration papers, but Border Patrol did not allow it. Play this clip.

8:36 No What's your name? So, somebody just got picked up by Now, this next one comes from No Turtle Soup 17. Amanda Moore was doing an incredible job documenting everything. Uh, she's amazing. And as it's described here, a big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people's yards and agents pepper- sprayed people directly in their face. Here, play this clip right here.

9:46 Next, in Minneapolis, federal agents are asking people for their immigration status and they're calling it citizen checks. In this video, as Sergio Martinez Beltran explains, you can see agents at a parking lot asking people charging their cars to show proof of their immigration status. The drivers were people of color. As Aaron Reichlin Melnik explains, a literal papers please society. That's where we are. That's where we're heading. That's where we are. Play this clip.

10:34 Hey, we help you. You're a dream party holder. Yes. Are you 112? No, I'm reviewing. You know what your classification is?

11:06 In this next clip brought to you by the great folks at Status Coup. Reminder, subscribe to our YouTube channel here. Help the Midas Touch get to 6 million. You may think you're subscribed, but you may not actually be subscribed. So, subscribe here and then subscribe to the Status Coup YouTube channel and their Substack as well and our Substack, too. But, but make sure you subscribe to theirs. Trump's Border Patrol terrorizing and gassing random neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Watch as this goes down as the people living in this neighborhood are like, "Shame, shame, shame." And then the Border Patrol and ICE Gustapo can't handle First Amendment freedom of expression speech saying shame. So they gas the people nearly killing people. Here play this clip.

12:02 Shame shame shame shame shame shame shame shame shame shame shame shame. HEY, DON'T RUN. Don't run. Do not move. Do not move. Get the [ __ ] out of here now. behind us.

13:00 [ __ ] [ __ ] you. [ __ ] you. Here comes Back it up. You fast. Good work. I'm moving. The silver.

14:21 OKAY. I'M A WHEEL MAN. You're doing great. [ __ ] HOME. GET OUT OF HERE. NEXT, I'm going to share with you a platoon of ICE agents storming into a neighborhood home full of kids. pointing AR-14 assault rifles. The lady in the home says, "Can you put the gun down, please? There's kids in the house. Where's your warrant? You should have a warrant before you knock on the door." You're not even checking to see who's in the house. An agent eventually holds something up. Did not appear to be a fully and completely filled out warrant.

15:05 The family, it doesn't seem like it's actually a warrant. The family says that the man arrested had just checked in at his routine appointment and had no idea why ICE was raiding their family home. This incident occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And just watch what they do to a home filled with children in broad daylight. Play this clip.

15:26 THAT DON'T MATTER NOTHING. YOU COME WITH A WARRANT. YOU DO HAVE TO SHOW A WARRANT. YOU GUYS SEE THIS ALL ON LIVE. He said he DOESN'T HAVE TO SHOW A WARRANT. There's nobody IN HERE BUT MY BABIES.

15:43 STAY IN YOUR ROOM AND SHUT THE DOOR. I'M NOT EVEN TOUCHING NOBODY. GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME.

16:02 I can record. I can record. I AM BACK. GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME. I'm not in your WAY AND I'M NOT STOPPING NOTHING. YOU'RE ALSO NOT CHECKING TO SEE WHO'S IN THIS HOUSE.

16:15 GET YOUR HANDS off of me. Get your hands off of me. I don't give a [ __ ] about your taser. GET YOUR HANDS off of me. Oh, you're real big and bad.

16:28 Where is the warrant? So you can't answer, but you can slap the light. Where's the warrant?

16:37 Where? Where is the warrant? Back up. BACK UP. CUZ HE'S ASKING ME TO DO SOMETHING. SO NOW YOU BACK UP.

16:55 Can you tell HIM TO BACK UP WITH THIS TASER? She's in her room, sis. [ __ ] Why you bend my [ __ ] hand like a

17:11 [ __ ] Big and bad. That's what they are. 49th in Russell. 49th in Russell. Hey baby, look at the Lord.

17:45 Get your hands off of me. Y'all the ones who need to keep your [ __ ] distance. Y'all so big and bad. But let's see what type of citizens you are on the street without this [ __ ] Some [ __ ]

17:56 Some [ __ ] some [ __ ] without the [ __ ] [ __ ] on your chest. Now you move. SOME [ __ ] WITHOUT THIS [ __ ] THEY GOT ON. SOME OLD [ __ ] AND YOUR MAMA RAISED A [ __ ] YEAH. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, YOUR MAMA RAISED A [ __ ] THE FACT THAT YOU CAN WEAR THAT OUTFIT PROUDLY, YOU'RE A [ __ ] You don't love [ __ ] And you sure don't love [ __ ] in my family out here. I hope they go and get your mama and daddy. You old lame ass [ __ ]

18:43 Next. NEXT. YOUR DAUGHTER'S NEXT. HEY, THEY SOME [ __ ] WITHOUT ALL THIS. OH, [ __ ] LET'S SEE Y'ALL. And finally, our great friends at Status Coup News captured another citizen check as they're calling it by ICE and Border Patrol where they're going to people who are uh Uber drivers in an Uber driver line who are waiting for calls to pick up people. And because some of the drivers are Somali, the Border Patrol is harassing people who are working. Hardworking people are being harassed because this is what Trump's ice gestapo does. Play this clip.

19:25 It says US border. This is not the border. Vote in the Canada border or the Mexico.

19:30 But if you were from this country, if you were from this country, you know, I'm an immigration officer.

19:34 What do you mean if I'm from this country? I can hear you. I have the same accent as me. That's why I'm

19:37 Oh, so you going by accent now? I want to know where it is. Where were you born?

19:41 Is that accent? Have you Have you heard the Israeli accent? Have you heard the European accent? I'm not going to show you. I don't have to show you anything. If a police officer comes here, I I'll comply with it. But US Border Patrol, I don't even know if you're a real police. Where's your ID?

20:05 But you just said it. Where's your ID? You just said it. And I'm not going to go by C20ar. That's a That's a periodic chemical. That's a periodic element. See 20 covers 20 bills. Come back. Come back.

20:25 I'm not leaving anywhere. Come back. You're not my back. You come here. No. Hell no. Why would I come back? You come here.

20:31 Shut up. You came to my car. I'm chilling on my social media. This lady comes knocking. Sir, did I see your ID? Why the hell would I show random people my ID? You want to steal my identity? Where's your ID? Let me check if you're a US citizen. How about that?

20:47 You guys just shot somebody now. Who else you guys want to do? That ain't you guys? It wasn't ICE?

20:53 That wasn't ICE? No. Come on now. You can't read. Can't read, my [ __ ] Whoa. Come on, man.

21:00 You I'm telling you, listen. Let's not talk to each other in a [ __ ] way. You want to have a conversation like a normal person? I can talk to you like I'm a [ __ ] engineer, graduated from Washington State University. $70,000 student loans and I'm doing Uber. You know what that means? I'd rather make an honest day's living. I don't go harassing people at work. Dude, what the hell is that?

21:19 You have an engineer, bro. I don't understand. All of you guys need psychiatric checkups. This is not normal. Why do you go to people's workplaces to harass them?

21:29 All right. Have a good day. Yeah. Go to go with C61. You're R56, man. [ __ ] off.

21:34 Have a good day. Get out of here, man. Get a better name. R56. What the [ __ ] is that?

21:38 That's a name, man. That's a shitty ass initial, man. Get out of here. There you have it, folks. It is so critical we document that we bring you the videos and photos of what's going on. Shout out to JT Sustski. Shout out to John Fina. Shout out to the entire team at Status Coup. As I've said, it's been one of the biggest honors in my professional career to work with those fine people at Status Coup who are out there on the front lines of this invasion to bring you the truth about what's actually happening. Hit subscribe, help us get to 6 million, and remember to subscribe to Status Coup's YouTube page and their Substack. We want to get them to 1 million subscribers on that YouTube channel. And thanks for watching. Love this video. Support independent media and unlock exclusive content. Add free videos and custom emojis by becoming a paid member of our YouTube channel today. You can also gift

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Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump’s ICE Commits WAR CRIMES IN CITY"?

Ben (Guest), JT Sistki (Guest), John Fina (Guest), Jordan Charan (Guest), Aaron Reichlin Melnik (Guest).

What is "All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump’s ICE Commits WAR CRIMES IN CITY" about?

The article details the escalating tensions in Minneapolis as the Trump administration deploys ICE and Border Patrol forces, leading to claims of war crimes against local communities. It highlights the use of aggressive tactics, including the deployment of chemical agents on peaceful protesters, and discusses a federal lawsuit filed by the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul against the federal…

What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode?

17 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Minneapolis, ICE, Status Coup, Border Patrol, Donald Trump, Status Coup News. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump’s ICE Commits WAR CRIMES IN CITY"?

The episode runs 23 min; the transcript is about 2,505 words in 46 timestamped sections.

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