An anti-Islam influencer and his small cadre of allies were chased out of downtown Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon by throngs of counterprotesters.
Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang, who had organized a rally outside of City Hall, was mobbed by crowds who jeered, jostled and possibly injured him.
Lang — who served four years in prison for attacking Capitol police on Jan. 6, 2021, before being pardoned by President Donald Trump — said on social media he had been physically assaulted, and a photo showed a gash on the back of his head.
Hours later, protests against the ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation intensified at the Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling. Federal agents rushed the crowd and used chemical irritants. A federal judge on Friday prohibited ICE agents from arresting, detaining, retaliating against or using force and chemical irritants against peaceful protesters and observers.
Tensions remain high following a nonfatal shooting involving a federal agent on Jan. 14 that came a week after Minneapolis resident Renee Good was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
The Department of Homeland Security has called the deportation operation in Minnesota its largest in history. The agency says it has arrested more than 2,500 people since Operation Metro Surge began Dec. 1 but has not released the names of all those detained.
We’re following reports of individual incidents, as well as providing broader context and stories about the enforcement effort. Email tips to whistleblower@startribune.com.
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