Anti-ICE agitators arrested after chaos erupts near Minnesota federal building
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At least 42 anti-ICE protesters were arrested Saturday after chaos ensued outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis following a memorial service for Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were fatally shot by federal agents last month.
Footage showed dozens of arrests as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore up yellow police tape and threw obscene objects at law enforcement.
KSTP, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says at least 42 people arrested reported.
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Sheriff’s deputies cleared the road in Minneapolis on Saturday after anti-ICE agitators threw items at a police vehicle. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
One protester claimed through a megaphone that the meeting was “peaceful”, while the group chanted “no justice, no peace”.
Dozens of agitators were seen wearing gas masks.
Anti-ICE agitators throw obscene objects at a police vehicle as it passes the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
The chaos followed a memorial service for Good and Pretti at Powderhorn Park, about a 15-minute drive from the federal building, exactly one month after the date of Good’s death.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey claimed in a social media post that the group was “spreading love.”
“Thousands of people came to remember and honor Renee Good and Alex Pretti,” Frey wrote. “Minneapolis is with you and we will continue to spread the love.”
Renee Good’s sister speaks at a public memorial service for Good in Minneapolis on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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He did not address the subsequent violence and arrests at the Whipple building.
Protests in Minneapolis gained momentum in January following the deaths of Good and Pretti, who were in conflict with immigration enforcement at the time of their deaths.
Anti-ICE agitators gathered in Minnesota on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Frey continued to accuse the administration of violating citizens’ constitutional rights by targeting minorities, conducting warrantless searches and weaponizing the Justice Department, and demanded that ICE leave the blue state.
On Wednesday, White House ‘border czar’ Tom Homan withdrew 700 federal agents from Minneapolis amid growing concerns.
