Chaos gripped Minneapolis Friday as authorities collared 12 protesters for assaulting officers during anti-ICE rallies. The DHS’s X update laid bare the confrontations, capping a week of turmoil in Minnesota’s largest city.
At the epicenter: two ICE shootings within days. Renee Good, 37, fell to agent gunfire on January 7 amid claims she aimed her car at lawmen—a narrative disputed by local reviews of video showing potential overreach. Wednesday’s incident saw a Venezuelan national shot in the leg; the agent cited an attack during arrest.
Rallies raged on outside the federal building, with demonstrators decrying ICE’s blitz—more than 2,500 arrests in five weeks, fortified by 3,000 federal agents flooding the state.
President Trump seized the moment on Truth Social, torching Democratic officials. ‘Governor and mayor have no clue—situation’s spiraled,’ he raged, pledging rapid federal fixes if locals falter. His rhetoric amplified a Thursday Insurrection Act tease to crush the ‘anarchy.’
Mayor Frey painted a dire portrait: ‘We can’t maintain this status quo.’ With arrests, shootings, and political thunderclaps colliding, Minneapolis teeters. This isn’t just local strife—it’s a microcosm of national rifts on borders, brutality, and authority. As voices clash louder, resolution feels distant, demanding urgent dialogue over division.