Two off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers rescued a 4-year-old boy who was pulled from a hotel pool in Plymouth, Minnesota, and performed CPR until paramedics arrived, according to a Plymouth Police Department letter obtained by The Daily Wire and remarks from the Department of Homeland Security.
Last Friday in the Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth, Minnesota, a 4-year-old boy jumped into a hotel pool to retrieve a toy and was underwater for “over five minutes,” according to a Plymouth Police Department letter obtained by The Daily Wire.
The letter said the boy’s mother sought help from two off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers who were eating at a restaurant nearby. The officers responded “without hesitation,” the letter said, and “immediately began CPR and activated emergency medical services.”
“The child was not breathing and showed no signs of life,” the letter stated. It added that “the first few minutes of emergency aid and quality CPR are critical” and that “without the quick response and professional actions [of the officers] the outcome of this event would have likely been tragic.”
The letter also noted that when Plymouth police later spoke with one of the officers, he “tried to downplay” their actions. “On behalf of the Plymouth Police Department, I want to extend our thanks and gratitude for the efforts [of the ICE officers] in saving the life of a 4-year-old boy … truly excellent work,” the letter said.
The Department of Homeland Security also praised the officers, with Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis telling The Daily Wire that their “heroism and swift action” helped save the child’s life. “If our agents had not been there and stepped up, this would have been a tragic outcome,” Bis said.
Separately, federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota has drawn heightened scrutiny in recent months. The Trump administration has said it is winding down “Operation Metro Surge,” a large-scale federal immigration effort in the state, after weeks of protests and two fatal shootings involving federal immigration officers, according to Associated Press reporting published by The Washington Post.
