BORTAC Officer on Lake Street, Minneapolis

A BORTAC officer stands near vehicles on Lake Street in Minneapolis during federal law enforcement activity.
A BORTAC officer stands near vehicles on Lake Street in Minneapolis during federal law enforcement activity.

A Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) officer outside a restauraunt on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis. BORTAC agents were deployed to the restauraunt after off duty ICE agents were reported to be eating inside when a large crowd gathered inside. The Vice President of the United States JD Vance said they were sent in get the agents out. Find more photos like this on my Operation Metro Surge: Ice in Minneapolis page.

Photo taken in January 2026.

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