Minnesotans Fight ICE With Snowballs

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I was told ICE visited WF recently, and they took away drivers. I hope this doesn't mean there'll be stocking, supply chain, etc. issues, etc.

I was also told another WF here was closed recently because the roads were blocked off due to protests. When I had originally thought the roads were closed because of ice (frozen water), I didn't know the WF at that location was closed. Wonder if ICE also visited that WF.


Originally hundreds of additional Federal agents, but locals here have found out it's actually over 2000 additional.

Somewhere, some Federal agency(ies) short-staffed. Would be nice of it were the IRS


NOTE: Federal agents from different agencies can be lent out to different agencies when the manpower is needed (basic agent training is the same, no matter where someone will be working).

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Minnesota, Twin Cities file lawsuit in effort to stop ICE surge in state​

By Nick Lentz, Ashley Grams, WCCO Staff
Updated on: January 12, 2026 / 4:00 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"The state of Minnesota, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are suing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials in an effort to stop the surge of federal law enforcement officials coming into the state.
State officials said the lawsuit, filed on Monday, is asking the federal court to "end the unprecedented surge of DHS agents into the state and declare it unconstitutional and unlawful."
"We allege that the surge, reckless impact on our schools, on our local law enforcement, is a violation of the 10th Amendment and the sovereign laws and powers of the Constitution grants to states," Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said while discussing the lawsuit at a news conference on Monday afternoon.

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Minnesota, Twin Cities file lawsuit in effort to stop ICE surge in state

The state of Minnesota, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are suing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials in an effort to stop the surge of federal law enforcement officials coming into the state.

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Border Patrol Commander Bovino on calls for ICE to end immigration crackdown in Minneapolis | Full interview​

By Esme Murphy
January 12, 2026 / 7:52 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"Again on Monday, protesters have clashed with agents at the Whipple Federal Building following the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Renee Good by an ICE agent. Authorities arrested at least one person.
The head of U.S. Border Patrol, Commander Greg Bovino, defended the operation underway in Minnesota Monday, saying hundreds more federal agents are on the way to help more than 2,000 agents already in Minnesota.
The state is fighting back with a lawsuit.

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Border Patrol Commander Bovino says "90% to 95% of Minnesotans" support immigration crackdown

On Monday afternoon, WCCO's Esme Murphy sat down with U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino to discuss the ICE crackdown in Minnesota, the widespread backlash and what the future holds in the Twin Cities and beyond.

www.cbsnews.com

Please pray for peace

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Besides knowing one's Constitutional rights, it's also important to know the differences between a Judicial Warrant and an Administrative Warrant.

What is ICE is allowed to do at private businesses?​

By Jeff Wagner
January 12, 2026 / 11:19 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making arrests in Minnesota right next to shoppers grabbing groceries. The tense encounters are happening at places like Target, Walmart and other private businesses.
Target appears to be a possible target for immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It's one of several businesses where ICE agents have arrested people, including staff, in both the parking lot and store itself.
What is ICE allowed to do at private businesses?
"It comes down to whether or not there is an expectation of privacy in that space," said John Medeiros, an attorney who leads the corporate immigration practice at the Nilan Johnson Lewis law firm. "If there is not a reasonable expectation of privacy, then the government has the authority to be there. They can conduct enforcement activities there."

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What is ICE is allowed to do at private businesses?

ICE is making arrests in Minnesota right next to shoppers grabbing groceries. The tense encounters are happening at places like Target, Walmart and other private businesses.

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Please pray for peace

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

This is also St. Paul schools, and expected to last through February 12th.
I wonder if fewer students is at least partly due to immigration/documentation status of the non-attending students and/or their Parents, etc.

Minneapolis schools to offer remote learning amid federal immigration enforcement​

Parents and educators say immigration enforcement in cities across the U.S. has led to dips in school attendance.
By Rebecca Santana, Steve Karnowski and Bianca Vázquez, Associated Press01/09/2026
Updated 6:29 PM CST, January 9, 2026

"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month, officials said Friday, responding to concerns that children might feel unsafe venturing out in a city where tensions are high over federal immigration enforcement.
Under the temporary plan, teachers will simultaneously deliver lessons from their classrooms to students in the classroom and at home, similar to the way many did during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Immigration enforcement in cities across the U.S. has led to dips in attendance, parents and educators say. Advocates in other cities facing federal interventions have sought remote learning options, particularly for immigrant families that might feel vulnerable, but Minneapolis appears to be one of the few districts to reintroduce the option of virtual learning.
“This meets a really important need for our students who are not able to come to school right now,” a Minneapolis school administrator wrote in an email to their staff late Thursday."

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Minneapolis schools offer remote learning as tensions rise over federal immigration enforcement

The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month. Officials made the announcement Friday in response to concerns that children might feel unsafe venturing out in the city.

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[mailmandan]

NEW: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Announce They’re Suing Trump Admin. to End Surge of ICE Agents – ICE Director Responds to Lawsuit (VIDEO)​

NEW: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Announce They're Suing Trump Admin. to End Surge of ICE Agents - ICE Director Responds to Lawsuit (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Cullen Linebarger

Minnesota’s top ‘law enforcement’ official and the two Twin City mayors today took a dramatic and unconstitutional step in their efforts to send ICE agents packing from the state following last week’s deadly ICE self-defense shooting.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

Democratic anarchy! It's the Biden administration that should have been sued for flooding America with millions of ILLEGAL immigrants!

 

[dwb]

This whole thing make me sick to my stomach. Just to know we have so many twisted individuals who protest the removal of rapists, child molesters, and murderers. They are willing to let their children be victims of violent crimes. That is sick!

I pray President Trump can find a way to complete the process. If they are protesting now, just wait till the money stops coming in, which is coming very soon if not already. I'm sure some federal judge will force the money to continue flowing.

 

[Everlasting Life]

We're certainly seeing spiritual forces a little more openly in this situation...... which then makes these events make more sense, but still shocking.

I'm so thankful God's in control and in His timing overrules evil for His ultimate victory.

It's these kinds of situations that certainly shows God where hearts stand, justifying a soul for either eternal judgment and death or eternal life.

I'm praying for God's mighty hand in this situation, for law enforcement protection, that hearts, upon seeing certain realities recognize good and evil with more clarity. For repentance of sin and placing faith in Jesus for eternal salvation.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Not just Prosecutors in Minnesota; also Federal Prosecutors (see second article in this post)

At least 6 Minnesota federal prosecutors resign amid pressure to treat Renee Good killing as assault on ICE agent​

By Aki Nace, Caroline Cummings, Jonah Kaplan, Sarah N. Lynch, Michael Kaplan
Updated on: January 13, 2026 / 5:49 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office — including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson — have resigned as the office continues to face pressure to treat the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer as an assault on a federal officer case.
Thompson also previously served as the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota; he was appointed by President Trump in June and served in the position until October. He resigned from the attorney's office along with Harry Jacobs, Melinda Williams, Thomas Calhoun-Lopez, Ruth Schneider and Tom Hollenhurst.
Two sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News the resignations stemmed from concern over a request to probe Good's widow — who was with her when they encountered the ICE agents — as well as the way that the case is being treated as an assault on a federal officer as opposed to a civil rights case.

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At least 6 Minnesota federal prosecutors resign amid pressure to treat Renee Good killing as assault on ICE agent

At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office have resigned as the office continues to face pressure to treat the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer as an assault on a federal officer case.

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Mass exodus hits Justice Department's Civil Rights Division amid lack of action in Minneapolis, sources say​

By Sarah N. Lynch, Scott McFarlane
Updated on: January 13, 2026 / 3:58 PM CST / CBS News

"Several career prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced they are leaving the department, shortly after they learned there would be no civil rights probe into the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration agent, according to six sources briefed on the matter.
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs. Their decision to depart was announced in a meeting to staff on Monday, the sources told CBS News.
The announcement came after CBS News reported on Friday that career prosecutors in the section had offered to drop all of their work to help investigate the Minneapolis shooting, but they were told there would be no criminal civil rights investigation. The ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good has been identified as Jonathan Ross, who a DHS source told CBS News last week was previously dragged by a car when trying to arrest a man in Bloomington, Minnesota, six months ago.
Although the Justice Department contemplated treating the investigation as a "color of law" civil rights investigation into the excessive use of force, it later changed course, two different sources briefed on the matter told CBS.
Now, the investigation is being treated as an assault on a federal officer, in which Ross, as opposed to Good, is seen as the victim of a crime, the sources added."

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Mass exodus hits Justice Department's Civil Rights Division amid lack of action in Minneapolis, sources say

At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.

www.cbsnews.com

Please pray for peace

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

The first headline is what appears on the CBS website to link to the first article. The second headline is what appears at the top of the first article on CBS Minnesota.

More U.S. citizens carrying passports on them amid ICE crackdown​

U.S. citizens recount being detained by ICE during Minnesota operation​

By Conor Wright
January 13, 2026 / 7:36 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"WCCO has documented multiple instances where ICE has detained and, at times, physically harmed American citizens in Minnesota since Operation Metro Surge began.
On Jan. 8, ICE agents held two Target employees in Richfield on the ground before forcing them into the back of an SUV. Minnesota Rep. Mike Howard, who represents Richfield, said he confirmed that both are Americans.
On Jan. 6, a naturalized citizen told WCCO that ICE left him hurt and hospitalized after they detained him. ICE then released him.

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U.S. citizens recount being detained by ICE during Minnesota operation

WCCO has documented multiple instances where ICE has detained and, at times, physically harmed American citizens in Minnesota since Operation Metro Surge began.

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Where are federal agents taking people they detain in Minnesota? | WCCO Investigates​

By Jennifer Mayerle
January 12, 2026 / 6:41 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"With all the ICE activity happening in Minnesota, people are asking: Where are federal agents taking the people they detain?
WCCO Investigates is digging in to share who's working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and what we've learned.
We know some are first taken to the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis before being moved to a local jail.
Jails in Crow Wing, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and Sherburne counties are housing people for the agency. ICE said it has agreements with detention centers in the three counties. WCCO has asked how many people they've held and are holding since Operation Metro Surge began.

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Where are federal agents taking people they detain in Minnesota? | WCCO Investigates

With all the ICE activity happening in Minnesota, people are asking: Where are federal agents taking the people they detain? WCCO Investigates is digging in to share who's working with ICE and what we've learned.

www.cbsnews.com

Border Patrol Commander Bovino says "90% to 95% of Minnesotans" support immigration crackdown​

By Esme Murphy
Updated on: January 13, 2026 / 5:48 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

Border Patrol Commander Bovino says "90% to 95% of Minnesotans" support immigration crackdown

On Monday afternoon, WCCO's Esme Murphy sat down with U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino to discuss the ICE crackdown in Minnesota, the widespread backlash and what the future holds in the Twin Cities and beyond.

www.cbsnews.com

Please pray for peace

 

[Work4Peanuts]

There's some serious spin happening in this case. It looks like some of those federal prosecutor resignations have nothing to do with R. Good.

Media Spins Mass Exodus Over ICE Shooting—Shipwreckedcrew Drops the Truth: It's All About Breonna Taylor

Shipwreckedcrew exposes the truth behind the media's narrative on the ICE shooting and Breonna Taylor.

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Partial truths in the news are just as bad (maybe worse) than outright lies. I'm so sick of the news selecting the narrative to spin, that whips overly-emotional people who lack critical thinking skills into a frenzy to get a desired result. They're as guilty of murder and property damage as any of the rioters on the streets, and the politicians promoting this have Good's blood on their hands. I pray that those spinning this for their own selfishness, and those funding this in order to divide the USA and conquer will fall into the nets that they have laid for the innocent.

Praying also that this rebellion gets squashed and the people of MN can live peaceably. At this point my greatest consolation is that God is in control, and though He is slow to justice, it will come.

 

[mattfivefour]

Since all of those articles are from CBS, the spin is not surprising. I would expect the same from ABC and NBC, as well as AP and all of the other MSM actors. The hard thing today is to find reliable news sources. Sadly, Americans have been left with very few. And none has the caliber of gatekeepers that the once proud and reliable MSM used to have prior to this modern era.

 

[mailmandan]

ICE agent struck by Renee Good's vehicle suffered internal bleeding to torso, DHS says

ICE agent struck by Renee Good's vehicle suffered internal bleeding to torso, DHS says

An ICE agent suffered internal bleeding to his torso after Renee Nicole Good's vehicle struck him during the Minneapolis shooting last week, an official said.

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[Ghoti Ichthus]

Of the local stations, CBS-affiliate WCCO (Channel 4, AM 830) is usually the least bad. Sometimes Fox9 reports things that other stations omit, but is often the worst locally for editorializing instead of just letting the news speak for itself.
Regardless of which channel/station, the news will spin simply by the quoting of State and Local officials, and this is everywhere, regardless of local politics. Also by which stories are selected for broadcast.
Fortunately, channels and stations are still broadcasting live/recorded live audio/video, so people can make up own minds about what the politicians and appointed officials are saying, and what is actually going on during various newsworthy events. I hate when a source is busy talking about the news instead of actually showing it, because it always get extra spin.


The article below . . . typical Minnesota weapon of winter (forever) . . . shovels. No permit required, cheap, and everyone, from kids to convicted felons possess for usual winter use. It's unfortunate when they're used in unlawful ways, but this isn't anything new. As a kid I was involved in a vicious (sharpened) shovel fight . . . we were defending our shoveling territory (our neighborhood) from the incursion of kids from another neighborhood Shovels were sharpened because much faster and better shoveling/ice removal, but that also made them better weapons

ICE officer shoots man in leg in north Minneapolis after shovel attack, officials say​

By WCCO Staff
Updated on: January 14, 2026 / 10:09 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"A shooting occurred Wednesday night in north Minneapolis after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation amid Operation Metro Surge, three U.S. officials told CBS News.
One of the men, a Venezuelan migrant, was shot in the leg but is expected to be OK, two of the officials told CBS News.
A large crowd has formed at the scene, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement late Wednesday night. This shooting comes exactly one week after ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in south Minneapolis."

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ICE officer shoots man in leg in north Minneapolis after shovel attack, officials say

A shooting occurred Wednesday night in north Minneapolis after ICE officers were attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation, three U.S. officials told CBS News.

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[Andiamo]

It makes me sick that this poor guy has been struck by a car twice. And now he has had to kill this person and is at the center of another stupid media play. He probably has PTSD and wants to get out.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

It makes me sick that this poor guy has been struck by a car twice. And now he has had to kill this person and is at the center of another stupid media play. He probably has PTSD and wants to get out.

If the Agent is a Christian, The Holy Ghost and his faith help him while doing his job.

 

[mattfivefour]

People have to learn that you cannot mess around with LEOs. Try and you can get hurt. Or even dead. I blame the ones inciting the protestors. Renee Good's blood is on their hands. And her and her friends' own heads for messing around with ICE. These officers not only have jobs to do, they want to go home alive.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

People have to learn that you cannot mess around with LEOs. Try and you can get hurt. Or even dead. I blame the ones inciting the protestors. Renee Good's blood is on their hands. And her and her friends' own heads for messing around with ICE. These officers not only have jobs to do, they want to go home alive.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, they're agents of the government, which is an institution ordained by God, which people are to obey


6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Genesis 9:6, KJV

20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
Daniel 2:20-22, KJV


1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Romans 13:1-7, KJV

1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
1 Timothy 2:1-2, KJV


Considering the God-given power, authority, and responsibility of government, no wonder God pronounces:

20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 5:20-21, KJV

and

1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 10:1-4, KJV


and when government is evil and is no longer doing the Will of God (think Nazi Germany as a clear example), then

29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Acts 5:29, KJV

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Several developments . . .

What is the Insurrection Act, and why is Trump threatening to invoke it in Minnesota?​

By Stefan Becket
January 15, 2026 / 3:04 PM CST / CBS News

"Washington — President Trump said Thursday he might invoke a centuries-old law known as the Insurrection Act to send troops into Minnesota, threatening a major escalation between the federal government and state officials.
"If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State," the president wrote on Truth Social.
Mr. Trump's threat comes amid protests over the deadly shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and increased tensions over immigration operations in the Twin Cities. The administration has sent thousands of federal law enforcement agents to the state in recent weeks to investigate fraud and implement the latest phase of its immigration crackdown.
The invocation of the Insurrection Act could clear the way for the Trump administration to deploy troops to the state over the objections of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and local officials. Here's what to know about the law:"

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What is the Insurrection Act, and why is Trump threatening to invoke it in Minnesota?

President Trump is threatening to invoke a centuries-old law to deploy troops to Minnesota. Here's what to know.

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FBI: 1 arrested after protesters smash into unmarked federal vehicles allegedly containing federal documents​

By Jonah Kaplan
Updated on: January 15, 2026 / 7:34 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"The FBI says that a suspect is in custody after protests in north Minneapolis Wednesday evening culminated in vandalism and the apparent compromising of federal documents.
"One individual who allegedly stole federal government property out of an FBI vehicle in Minneapolis last night has been arrested," FBI Director Kash Patel announced Thursday evening. "The suspect is a member of the Latin Kings gang with a known violent criminal history."
Patel did not release the identity of the person apprehended, but added "there will be more arrests.""

"Dozens of alleged protesters smashed through two parked, unmarked FBI vehicles. They then forcibly ripped out a large lock box from the trunk and tried desperately to open it.
he crowd then appeared to tear through a second vehicle and successfully break into the locked container, which was already emptied.
"It feels sort of surreal. It doesn't feel this should be the world we have to live in," one protester said.
A woman showed WCCO what she claimed was inside: documents that appear to be from the U.S. Marshals Service.
"How they're picking them up, how they're finding them, where they're taking them to, how to access the buildings they've taken them to."

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FBI: 1 arrested after protesters smash into unmarked federal vehicles allegedly containing federal documents

The FBI says that a suspect is in custody after protests in north Minneapolis Wednesday evening culminated in vandalism and the apparent compromising of federal documents.

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FBI offers reward for info on government property destruction during protests; WH says gang member arrested​

Callan Gray KSTP [ABC Affiliate]
Updated: 2 hours ago
Published: January 15, 2026 - 10:58 PM

"The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for the destruction and theft of government property in Minneapolis on Wednesday night."

"“Look at this vehicle, look what it says, it says ‘F ICE’,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “This is despicable rhetoric that we’re seeing.”
Federal officials did not provide information about what items were stolen on Thursday. However, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says federal agents have arrested a man accused of stealing armor and weapons from the FBI, also alleging that he’s a member of the Latin Kings gang.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crews on scene reported at least one vehicle with smashed windows, with graffiti, and its contents pulled out onto the road. It is unclear who the vehicle belonged to.

“They’ve thrown fireworks at police officers and at multiple times gas was dispersed,” said Chief Brian O’Hara on Wednesday night, urging protestors to go home.
According to city officials, federal agents deployed tear gas into a vehicle as tension increased on Wednesday night, which caused a 6-month-old infant to experience breathing difficulties. The baby was taken to the hospital along with another child."

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FBI offers reward for info on government property destruction during protests; WH says gang member arrested

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for the destruction and theft of government property in Minneapolis on Wednesday night.

kstp.com

Minneapolis family says federal agents raided wrong apartment looking for items stolen from FBI vehicles​

By Ubah Ali
January 15, 2026 / 10:40 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"Porter said agents raided the wrong apartment.
A copy of the search warrant left behind lists the name of a man living at 2926. Mail for Porter lists her address as 2928 Apt 2. "

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Minneapolis family says federal agents raided wrong apartment looking for items stolen from FBI vehicles

A document left behind by law enforcement lists highly sensitive items that were taken from the vehicles, including multiple FBI access badges and wallets containing driver's licenses and credit cards.

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Minneapolis couple says ICE released tear gas under their family vehicle with 6 children inside​

By Reg Chapman
Updated on: January 15, 2026 / 8:40 PM CST / CBS Minnesota

"A couple and their six children say they were trapped inside their vehicle in the Twin Cities when a tear gas canister exploded underneath them during an interaction with ICE officers.
Shawn and Destiny Jackson have an 11- and 7-year-old, 4-year-old twins, a 2-year-old and a 6-month-old baby boy. They were on their way home from basketball practice when they were caught between protesters and ICE agents. "

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Minneapolis couple says ICE released tear gas under their family vehicle with 6 children inside

A couple and their six children say they were trapped inside their vehicle when tear gas exploded underneath.

www.cbsnews.com

WARNING: This article about Renee Good is fairly graphic, so only the headline and link.

New details released on fatal Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good by ICE officer​

By WCCO Staff
Updated on: January 16, 2026 / 7:34 AM CST / CBS Minnesota

New details released on fatal Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good by ICE officer

WCCO has obtained Minneapolis police and Fire Department reports from the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.

www.cbsnews.com

ACLU of Minnesota sues feds for racial profiling, illegal arrests in Operation Metro Surge​

By Stephen Swanson
Updated on: January 16, 2026 / 5:38 AM CST / CBS Minnesota

ACLU of Minnesota sues feds for racial profiling, illegal arrests in Operation Metro Surge

The American Civil Liberties Union is filing a class action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of three Minnesotans — two Somali men and one Latino man — "whose constitutional rights were violated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

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What are the rights of protesters and observers watching ICE operations?​

Richard Reeve KSTP [ABC Affiliate]
Updated: January 15, 2026 - 9:44 PM
Published: January 15, 2026 - 9:09 PM

"With the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence ramping up in our area, University of St. Thomas Law School Professor Rachel Moran is concerned about confrontations between ICE agents and protesters, with neither side backing down.
“It’s been very intense for almost a week now,” she says. “There are people who are really, really angry and who feel a sense of moral obligation. I think the officers are extremely aggressive, I’ve seen that roughly for six days now.”
At times, federal law enforcement and protesters or observers are just feet apart.
There can be a thin legal line here.
We talked to Moran and Jane Kirtley, a professor of media ethics and law at the University of Minnesota, about the scenes playing out across the metro.
One question: What’s the difference between observing and impeding when dealing with ICE agents?
“So, you’re legally entitled to observe. What you’re not allowed to do is interfere or obstruct,” Moran says. “So, the difference is, are you preventing the officer from doing something that is within their official duties?”
“The key is, you need to stay in a public place,” Kirtley adds. “You need to position yourself in such a way that you’re not getting in the way of ICE or other law enforcement.”
Federal law says it’s illegal to impede, intimidate or interfere with agents’ official duties.
“You can say what you want, you can jeer at an agent,” Kirtley notes. “But once you start physically threatening someone, or uttering words that the agent could perceive as a true threat to their safety, then you’re going to lose your First Amendment protection.”"

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What are the rights of protesters and observers watching ICE operations?

One question: What’s the difference between observing and impeding when dealing with ICE agents?

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Please pray for peace.

 

[Hol]

Trump cheers judicial move letting ICE continue to sweep Minnesota​

President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated the decision of a federal judge to refuse to issue an immediate temporary restraining order (TRO) against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operating in Minnesota.

"A highly respected judge declined to block I.C.E. operations in the very politically corrupt State of Minnesota. I.C.E. will therefore be allowed to continue its highly successful operation of removing some of the most violent and vicious criminals anywhere in the World, many of them murderers, from the State," Trump posted on Truth Social. "The great patriots of Law Enforcement will continue to make our Country safe. RECORD LOW CRIME NUMBERS!!!"

Trump cheers judicial move letting ICE continue to sweep Minnesota

Gov. Tim Walz's, D-Minn., administration has sued the Trump administration over its surge of ICE agents to Minneapolis.

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[Hol]

White House official says Minnesota leaders are staging 'insurgency against the federal government'​

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller claimed Thursday that Minnesota officials are "clearly" staging “an insurgency against the federal government” through their rhetoric over federal immigration operations in Minneapolis.

Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have surged in Minneapolis over the past week, after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman who allegedly rammed the agent with her car. Minnesota officials argue that the shooting was unjustified, while federal officials counter that the agent acted in self-defense.

Miller was asked during an appearance on “The Charlie Kirk Show” whether the federal government was looking at possible charges against state officials, which Miller said would be up to the Justice Department.

“What I would say very clearly is that you only have to read their own words and hear their own words and judge their own conduct,” Miller said. “Understand that this is clearly an insurgency against the federal government. They are describing a federal government as an occupying force. Just think about that for a second.”

Miller noted that the federal government is responsible for administering the law, including federal immigration law, nationwide.

White House official says Minnesota leaders are staging 'insurgency against the federal government'

Miller was asked during an appearance on “The Charlie Kirk Show” whether the federal government was looking at possible charges against state officials, which Miller said would be up to the Justice Department.

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