Minneapolis Protests Lead to Arrests of Four Alleged Anti-ICE Agitators, Officials Say

MINNEAPOLIS, Four alleged “anti-ICE agitators” were arrested during protests outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The agency on Friday shared photos of the men on social media. ICE said law enforcement officers at the Whipple Federal Building faced what it described as violent anti-ICE agitators who threw objects, shouted profanities, and endangered the public by pouring water on roadways to create icy and hazardous conditions.

According to ICE, the individuals were given repeated warnings before four agitators were arrested for refusing to disperse and were later booked on federal charges.

Earlier Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that a dozen people were arrested the previous night for assaulting law enforcement officers.

“Reminder: it is a federal crime and a FELONY if you lay a finger on law enforcement or destroy federal property,” DHS stated in a post on social media.

It was not immediately known whether the four men arrested by ICE were among the 12 individuals previously taken into custody. Authorities have not released the names of those arrested.

The arrests come amid ongoing protests across Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. An ICE agent shot and killed Good during a federal immigration enforcement raid on January 7.

Authorities said the agent, identified as Jonathan Ross, fired his weapon after Good allegedly attempted to ram him and other officers with her SUV. Ross reportedly suffered internal bleeding after being struck by the vehicle.

DHS also said a separate incident occurred about a week later when a federal officer shot an undocumented immigrant in the leg after the officer was allegedly attacked with a shovel or broom during an attempted arrest.