Another declaration filed in federal civil rights lawsuit Tincher v. Noem describes an ICE vehicle leading a community observer directly to his parents' home in Burnsville — at least the second such account filed in this case.
On January 17, 2026, Connor Fradenburgh, a software engineer from Apple Valley, drove to La Paz Market in Burnsville after learning a suspected ICE vehicle had been spotted there. He photographed the vehicle — a dark Jeep 4x4 with Florida plates — and began following it when it left the parking lot. An ICE agent in the passenger seat turned around and photographed his license plate.
After about ten minutes of driving around Burnsville, the ICE vehicle stopped at a Kwik Trip station for roughly ten minutes, then departed. Fradenburgh followed. The vehicle drove directly to his parents' house on a residential cul-de-sac.
As the ICE vehicle turned onto his parents' street, a second large black SUV was already waiting at the corner. The driver — wearing a tactical vest and sunglasses — smiled and waved at Fradenburgh, then pulled in behind him. Fradenburgh says he believes both vehicles were ICE.
The first vehicle stopped in front of his parents' house, paused, then turned around at the end of the cul-de-sac. Both vehicles then drove to the Lakeville Police Department, where they pulled into a restricted area.
Fradenburgh says he interpreted the stop at his parents' home as deliberate intimidation. The incident has caused him anxiety and difficulty sleeping.
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Case No. 25-cv-04669 | D. Minn. | Filed 2/17/26
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72047643/168/tincher-v-noem/
