1 day agoMore Minneapolis riot faces arrested by ICE
National Guard vehicles and Minneapolis PD are stationed at entry points around the scene of today’s federal agent shooting, as tensions continue after the fatal incident
Protesters at a vigil for Alex Pretti outside the Glam Doll Donuts in Minneapolis were heard chanting “Burn down Fort Snelling” amid rising tensions after the federal agent shooting in the city
Activists in Minneapolis have declared an “autonomous zone,” pushing dumpsters into streets and barricading city blocks as anti-ICE protests escalate
Protesters have blocked off multiple intersections across Minneapolis, using dumpsters and trash bins as barricades.They’re forming human walls to stop traffic, banging on metal, and yelling “F*** ICE.”
North Minneapolis - SHOOTING. 19xx Vincent Ave N. No suspect info due to encryption
The crowd outside the ICE shooting scene is getting .Thousands have shown up after people started pouring in from a nearby vigil. Groups of young people in reflective vests are out there directing traffic, blocking cars, and running things like it’s their zone.
Multiple blocks are barricaded off by protesters in Minneapolis.No one looks ready to leave.
Fridley - Report of a group of 40-60 gathering in front of City Hall.73rd and University Ave NE
Minnesota National Guard was just spotted near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.
Protesters are hunkering down with multiple fire pits blazing along Nicollet Ave in Minneapolis. Minnesota National Guard vehicles are now rolling up outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis
Hundreds pouring into the streets at 26th & Nicollet in Minneapolis, turning the anti-ICE protest into full-on riot mode.
3 National Guard vehicles are confirmed on scene at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.Looks like reinforcements are starting to roll in.
Protesters are up on local business rooftops, still owning the Nicollet and 26th intersection with a solid crowd.Barricades are holding strong, made from tables dragged out from nearby spots
Protesters are now hurling glass bottles right at the police line, and next thing you know, teargas is popping off to scatter the crowd.
The NATIONAL GUARD arrives in Minneapolis.
- REP. JEFF VAN DREW: "Peaceful protesters do NOT have 9-millimeter weapons with two extra magazines."And then proceed to PULL it on federal agents.Not a peaceful protest.
1 day agoProtesters are out there yelling “ICE OUT, F*** ICE” after federal agents and police basically dipped from the area.People have even started building a MAZ, their own little autonomous zone at 26th and Nicollet.
An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Glass bottle thrown towards police, teargas deployed in Minneapolis
“Whose streets Our streets.” chants as protesters face off with police in Minneapolis
Minnesota National Guard will assist local police amid growing protest to 2nd fatal shooting of a protester
Crowd of Anti-ICE protesters continues to grow in Minneapolis, Minnesota after federal agent-involved shooting
Protesters wheel trash cans towards a line of police here in Minneapolis
1 day agoWALZ MAKES HIS ANGER PRETTY CLEAR “This will end when enough Americans say this will end.”He made it clear he doesn’t expect Trump to do the right thing. And he finished by saying people should stop calling these agents law enforcement because, in his words, “They are not FEDERAL AGENTS
The person who was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified. His name was Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, from south Minneapolis.
Arrest made today in Minneapolis, where protesters faced off with federal agents near the site where a Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man this morning
1 day agoProtesters have barricaded the roadway after an ICE-involved shooting, trapping federal agents at the scene. Crowds are blocking exits as tensions explode and officers reportedly deploy chemical irritants to force a way out
1 day agoVictim had an active nursing license in the state of Minnesota
"I've seen the video, several angles, and it's sickening," Gov. Walz says, after federal agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis. Walz says he told the White House that the state would be investigating the shooting."
1 day agoMinnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says federal officials with DHS blocked them from accessing the scene and evidence in the federal shooting investigation.
Tim Walz admits local and state police had to RETREAT because they were overrun by leftists near the shooting scene
Walz: "They killed a man, created chaos, pushed down protesters, threw gas indiscriminately and then left the scene and then we're left to clean up. I understand the anger."
This is standard practice for CBP Officers/Agents involved in use of force incidents. CBP Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is the primary investigative arm of CBP, including field operations, Border Patrol and Air and Marine Operations
Gov. Tim Walz is now calling again for President Trump to remove federal agents from Minnesota. He said the state will handle the investigation into today's ICE fatal shooting. He continues frame the situation as "us vs them," and said the feds are "spinning a narrative" by showing the gun the decedent had. Walz also said the federal agents "are not law enforcement."
1 day agoState agents blocked by Homeland Security officials while attempting to access shooting scene (NYT)
Gov. Tim Walz on federal immigration shooting this morning that killed a 37-year-old man, per Minneapolis police “As I told the White House in no uncertain terms this morning, the federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation.”
Ten minutes ago in south Minneapolis near the riot, about 1:20 p.m.:Paramedic help call 26th and Blaisdell Ave. Ambulance at 26th and Lyndale was surrounded.A strike team was sent over to clear path for the ambulance
Minneapolis Mayor Calls on Trump to End ICE Raids After 2nd Shooting: ‘How Many More Americans Need to Die’
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says federal agencies including the DEA, ATF, and FBI are being deployed to back up Homeland Security in Minneapolis
Authorities advancing along Nicollet shooting chemical irritants, around 1:10 pm. They’ve now moved on and the crowd of demonstrators has regrouped at Nicollet and 26th
Officer who fatally shot Minneapolis man during protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say
New angle. Object seen being thrown moments before shots are fired
Another angle of the Minneapolis Border Patrol shooting released, the armed man was CLEARLY IMPEDING and attacking federal agentsHe was radicalized by Democrat officials like Tim Walz and Jacob Frey
1 day agoTrump on Minneapolis: AMONG OTHER THINGS, THIS IS A "COVER UP" FOR THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM THE ONCE GREAT STATE (BUT SOON TO BE GREAT AGAIN.) OF MINNESOTA
1 day agoTrump on Minneapolis: The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric. LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB
1 day agoMINNEAPOLIS: PROTESTERS THROW TEAR GAS RIGHT BACK TO ICE Agents launched canisters of tear gas into the crowd, so people started grabbing them and chucking them right back like.
Federal immigration officials provide update after agents fatally shoot man in Minneapolis
1 day agoTRUMP ON MINNEAPOLIS: BLAMES STATE LEADERS, DEMANDS ICE CONTROL"This is the gunman’s gun, loaded [with two additional full magazines], and ready to go. What is that all about Where are the local police Why weren’t they allowed to protect ICE officers The Mayor and MINNEAPOLIS ON EDGE A protester was on camera saying,“It was an execution. I can’t believe what’s happening in our city. Everything felt peaceful and loving until these persons showed up with masks and guns. They’re killing us.”The tension out there is unreal right now
Initial report of a shooting in south Minneapolis, at the location of the riot. But now being reported as just a cut finger.Area of the earlier ICE-involved fatal shooting earlier. 26th and Blaisdell
Federal officers shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday as the Trump administration's immigration crackdown continues across the area, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
1 day agoPresident Trump releases a statement on Truth Social after federal agents kill another person in Minneapolis
1 day agoMINNEAPOLIS: PROTESTERS ARE “RETREATING THROUGH TEAR GAS”ICE & Border Patrol are out here blasting protesters in Minneapolis with flash bangs and tear gas like it’s a video game on nightmare mode.
Man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti - Minnesota Star Tribune
The @StarTribune has identified the man shot and killed by ICE agents Saturday as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and American citizen.Police Chief Brian O’Hara has confirmed he had a legal permit to carry
Now a vehicle fire at 27th and Nicollet Ave, near the riot following the ICE-involved fatal shooting, as the riot continues to rage in south Minneapolis
Rioter in Minneapolis reportedly BROKE HIS LEG during an arrest while harassing federal agents, loaded into a pickup truck
Fires are ALREADY being set in the streets of Minneapolis as riots intensifyIt’s going to be a long night
Minneapolis is back on the brink — crowds are clashing near the Border Patrol shooting scene, and the street chaos is escalating while leaders grandstand instead of restoring order
The streets are getting dangerous fast: crowds mob the Minneapolis scene while agents use flash-bangs to stop vehicles from being overrun — cable news will sanitize it
MFD is trying to get to a dumpster fire at 26th and Blaisdell, but the area is being blocked by dumpsters and protesters, who are also throwing objects at officers.This is near the scene of this morning's fatal ICE involved shooting in south Minneapolis
Minneapolis is spiraling again—after the shooting, protesters surged and agents shifted into crowd-control mode to regain control of the scene
Someone just got tackled hard and arrested in the middle of the unrest. Streets are chaos right now.Crowds are openly siding with the armed suspect who was shot by federal agents.
Man dies after shooting involving federal agents in Whittier neighborhood
1 day agoHundreds of protesters are at the scene of a shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis. They are blocking the road with large trash bins
There’s a shooting involving federal law enforcement in Minneapolis near 26th Street W & Nicolett Avenue, city of Minneapolis confirms.
South Minneapolis - SHOOTING involving ICE. CPR was in progress. 26th and Nicollet Ave Male shot multiple, including 3 times in the chest. Multiple EMS rigs were initially dispatched
Friday afternoon, a person injured in a shooting showed up at Fairview Riverside, Minneapolis. No details
North Minneapolis - 2nd Alarm fire at 39xx Emerson Ave N
"F Home Depot. Shame." Anti-ICE protesters Shout at NYC Home Depot at Minneapolis
General strike protesting ICE in Minneapolis. Citizen video shows thousands of people marching through downtown Minneapolis, with businesses and places of worship closed or operating on adjusted hours. Street closures and heavy traffic are expected near The Commons and the Target
MINNEAPOLIS PROTESTERS TURN TEAR GAS INTO HOT POTATO, THEN THROW CANISTER BACK AT FEDS Federal agents deployed tear gas after a standoff and crashed car in Minneapolis streets. Protesters didn't flinch, one grabbed a canister and chucked it right back at the vehicle like
Over 100 priests arrested in Minneapolis protesting deportation flights. In -21° weather.
Massive "ICE OUT" strike in Minneapolis. Streets packed. Frigid temps. Wall-to-wall people.Something tells the job abandonment rate here is lower than advertised.
Minnesota streets are packed as crowds roll out for a general strike, demanding ICE get out of the state. Downtown looks overwhelmed, and organizers say this is just the beginning. Kids at a Colorado high school were handed mics to rage about ICE, call Trump a dictator, and cheer open borders.
Demonstrators hit the streets and lined up outside the Target Center in frigid temps—calling for ICE to withdraw from Minnesota amid record protests
2 day agoFollowing a morning demonstration outside Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport's main terminal, a Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman said police arrested roughly 100 demonstrators.
Minneapolis’ heating up: thousands flooded downtown for an anti-ICE march, shutting streets and businesses. Organizers are now pushing a Jan 23 “day of action” asking people to pause work, school, and shopping. Anti-ICE people tried to shut down deportation flights at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.
2 day agoA massive crowd has converged at the Target Center downtown after a march from Commons Park, one of several “Day of Action” protests today in the metro. They’re calling for an end to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge, which has seen several thousand
Downtown Minneapolis - Rescue and EMS are being blocked by protesters while trying to respond on an inured party at Commons Park
Hundreds of demonstrators are streaming toward downtown Minneapolis for a march and rally against federal law enforcement, waving signs that read "ICE OUT.
2 day agoHundreds of demonstrators streamed toward downtown Minneapolis for a march and rally against federal law enforcement, waving signs that read "ICE OUT."
2 day agoDowntown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
Rioters in Minneapolis pathetically try to THROW a tear gas canister deployed by federal agents back at them - but it bounced off the vehicle and landed back at their feet
2 day agoDemonstrators are already showing up for a large anti-ICE protest in downtown Minneapolis. It’s -9 right now, they still plan to march the streets to a rally at the Target Center
Teen crashes car and tries to flee ICE officers in Minneapolis
A crowd is starting to form in downtown Minneapolis near Commons Park at 4th and Portland Ave. There's a demonstration planned for 2 p.m
2 day agoThe Pentagon said it is dispatching at least 25 military lawyers to Minneapolis to assist federal prosecutors, the latest step in a broader push to place military attorneys in civilian courtrooms
Dispersal orders have been given to protestors blocking an access road to the Whipple Federal Building in Mpls
NYU students and others join a national walkout against ICE, with a flier reading “Solidarity with Minneapolis Means Attack” in support of Minnesota
Hundreds of Minnesota businesses are closing their doors today in a protest against ICE.