WATCH: Anti-ICE protesters hurl threats, surround federal vehicles in Minneapolis chaos
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Anti-ICE agitators broke out en masse in Minneapolis following the shooting death of a protester who the Trump administration said was trying to run over an agent.
Video of chaotic scenes unfolding in Minneapolis shows agitators harassing federal agents, some throwing snowballs at them and others chanting slogans such as “We’re going to kill you” and “I hope you suffer.”
One video shows several federal vehicles driving down a Minneapolis street, surrounded on both sides by protesters. Many of the protesters can be seen throwing snowballs at vehicles, while the crowd chants “Ice out now.”
In another video reposted by the White House’s official quick response
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Demonstrators clash with federal agents outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 8, 2026. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The White House referred to these individuals as “leftist agitators.”
Another video posted on X shows a protester telling U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino, “I hope you suffer, I hope you suffer a long, terrible death.”
In response, Bovino informed the protester that federal law enforcement was conducting “Title 8 enforcement, ma’am.”
Enforcement of Title 8 involves the civil immigration detention of illegal aliens without a criminal offense.
Other videos show protesters cursing at federal officials. In one example, a protester gestures and strikes an officer while pushing a protester back. The protesters are then caught by several police officers and taken to the ground.
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U.S. Border Patrol Commander. Gregory Bovino joins federal agents at the scene of a shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)
In response, Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Tricia McLauglin told Fox News: “We are seeing a coordinated campaign of violence against our law enforcement officers, particularly in Minneapolis.”
McLaughlin said federal authorities in the city saw five incidents in which protesters crashed their cars into law enforcement vehicles and an “8,000 percent increase in death threats.”
In X, DHS wrote that “dangerous criminals — whether illegal aliens or U.S. citizens — are weaponizing their vehicles to attack ICE.”
“The brave men and women of DHS law enforcement will not be deterred and will continue to apprehend the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens,” DHS wrote.
This comes after an anti-ICE protester, later identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, was shot and killed by a federal officer after he allegedly tried to run her over.
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Border Patrol federal agents detain a demonstrator protesting the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a citywide rally against increased immigration enforcement outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 8, 2026. (Tim Evans/Reuters)
Federal authorities said Good tried to take on ICE agents who were part of a 2,000-strong team sent to the Twin Cities to investigate fraud in the state and deport illegal immigrants.
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“This appears to be an act of domestic terrorism, an attempt to kill or inflict bodily harm on agents,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said at a news conference in Minneapolis late Wednesday. he said. “The ICE officer, fearing for his life and the safety of the other officers around him and the safety of the public, opened fire defensively. He used his training to save his own life and the lives of his colleagues.”
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Good was shot in the head and was later pronounced dead at Hennepin County Medical Center.
