SUV driver accused of taking U.S. immigration agent for ride against his will

A federal agent on an immigration detail was briefly “involuntarily carried” off in an SUV Wednesday after confronting a man in Plymouth about his visa status, according to charges against two people.

Oluwadamilola Bamigboye, 24, and Rekeya Frazier, 26, were charged Thursday in U.S. District Court with interfering with Department of Homeland Security agents in connection with the confrontation that began outside an apartment complex in the 3900 block of Lancaster Lane and ended in neighboring New Hope with their arrests.

Bamigboye, who lives in the complex, and Frazier, of Minneapolis, remain jailed Friday without bail and pending the scheduling of court hearings. Court records do not list an attorney for either of them.

Bamigboye’s LinkedIn profile and Facebook page say he attended McNeese State University in Louisiana and moved to the Twin Cities in 2023.

Wednesday’s immigration action is among many that have been occurring primarily in Minneapolis and St. Paul as part of the Trump adminstration’s Operation Metro Surge, an effort that has been focused mostly on natives of Somalia and Latin America.

According to the criminal complaint:

Homeland Security agents were keeping watch at the apartment complex Wednesday afternoon in pursuit of Bamigboye, a Nigerian national suspected of overstaying his student visa.

Bamigboye apparently noticed the agents and pulled a mask over his face. He got out of the SUV and moved items from the front seat to the back, while Frazier also exited the vehicle but remained near the driver’s seat.

The agents walked toward the SUV, while showing their identification and identifying themselves as law enforcement officers. They told Bamigboye they wanted to talk to him about his immigration status.

Bamigboye asked what agency they were with, and the agents said Homeland Security. Bamigboye jumped in the back seat and screamed at Frazier to drive.

Frazier got in the driver’s seat, and one agent got in the front passenger seat in an effort to keep her from driving away, while another tried to pull Bamigboye from the back seat.

The agent in the front seat struggled to keep Frazier from putting the SUV into drive while Bamigboye tried to push him out of the way.

Meanwhile, the agent seated next to Frazier was still in the vehicle and “was now being involuntarily carried in the [SUV] as it drove,” the complaint continued.

The agent in the SUV demanded that Frazier stop driving while he continuously tried to put the vehicle in park.

As Frazier kept pushing the agent’s hand away from the gear shift, she said words to the effect of “‘If you don’t stop, I’m going to crash the car,’” the complaint continued. She told him they were heading to a police station.

The agent, not being from Minnesota or familiar with the area, “was in fear that he was being abducted,” the complaint read.

Bamigboye, in the back seat, called 911. During the call, the agent yelled that he was a federal officer. The agent called his command post and reported his predicament.

Frazier parked outside the New Hope police station, about 2 miles from the apartment complex. The agent in pursuit used his vehicle to block Frazier’s.

Bamigboye ran from the SUV to a nearby grocery store, prompting the agent who trailed the SUV to chase after him. The agent and a police officer in the store confronted Bamigboye, who was taken to the floor and arrested.

Police arrived outside and arrested Frazier.

Frazier declined to speak with FBI agents. Bamigboye told them the Homeland Security agents did not show their credentials. He did acknowledge telling Frazier to drive off when he was first confronted outside the apartment complex. He also admitted pushing the agent battling for control of the SUV.