India, Jan. 21 -- The police chief of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, alleged during a press conference Tuesday, January 20, that ICE agents asked off-duty officers to provide proof of citizenship. The remarks were made at a press conference held by a coalition of law enforcement officials from the Twin Cities area to discuss ICE.

Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said that some of his officers were asked by ICE agents to prove their citizenship, adding that his department has received citizen concerns about "civil rights violations."

"What we're hearing is they're being stopped in traffic stops or on the street with no cause and being forced to [show] paperwork to determine if they are here legally," he said, as reported by Newsweek. "A...