{"id":524923,"date":"2026-01-18T10:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/524923\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:31:07","slug":"anti-ice-demonstrators-chase-off-outnumbered-far-right-activists-at-minneapolis-rally-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/524923\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-ICE demonstrators chase off outnumbered far-right activists at Minneapolis rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary-module__summary__QjADA\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Anti-ICE protesters force back small group of far-right activists<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">No injuries reported, but influencer says vest blocked stabbing attempt<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Thousands of ICE agents deployed to Minneapolis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) &#8211; Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased off a small group of far-right activists who had vowed to march on a neighborhood where many immigrants live on Saturday, stoking tensions in a city on edge after the killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent 10 days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Waving signs and screaming chants that called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents to leave Minneapolis, the anti-ICE protesters gathered downtown near City Hall. Scores of them moved forward, forcing about 10 far-right demonstrators against the outside of the municipal government center within minutes. Some in the crowd tossed water balloons that soaked the right-wing demonstrators as temperatures hit -4 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 Celsius) with the wind chill.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> Sign up  <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/duelling-rallies-planned-minneapolis-ice-keeps-area-edge-2026-01-17\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fduelling-rallies-planned-minneapolis-ice-keeps-area-edge-2026-01-17%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police maintained their distance as the dueling protests played out. About an hour after the rallies began, the tiny contingent of right-wing activists quickly walked a few blocks away to a hotel, hounded by hundreds of anti-ICE protesters who screamed obscenities and told them to get out of the city. A few scuffles broke out, but Reuters did not observe any serious violence.<\/p>\n<p>ONLINE INFLUENCER REPORTS STABBING ATTEMPTJake Lang, an online right-wing influencer and one of more than 1,500 people pardoned by <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a> after their criminal convictions related to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, organized what he called an \u201canti-fraud\u201d rally. At no point could Lang&#8217;s voice be heard by the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Lang posted on X that he was stabbed during a scuffle but that his protective vest blocked the attempt. Reuters could not verify his account.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis police said in an email to Reuters they were aware of Lang&#8217;s social media post, but no official report had been filed with the department. Police had received no reports of injuries related to the protests from victims.<\/p>\n<p>Item 1 of 3 A demonstrator gestures, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 17, 2026.  REUTERS\/Seth Herald<\/p>\n<p><b data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__ultra_small_body__WelUC primary-gallery-module__pagination__3IXiB\">[1\/3]<\/b>A demonstrator gestures, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 17, 2026.  REUTERS\/Seth Herald <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/item\/ongoing-federal-immigration-crackdown-in-minneapolis\/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX1JDMjkzSkE3RlQyNw%3D%3D\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76 collapsible-caption-module__license__CPQvV\">Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Camera feeds showed some people who appeared to be injured, police said, but those individuals left before officers could contact them.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-ICE protest was organized by the People\u2019s Action Coalition Against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly invoked a scandal around the <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/what-is-minnesota-social-\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theft of federal funds<\/a> intended for social-welfare programs in Minnesota as a rationale for sending thousands of immigration enforcement agents into Minnesota. The president and administration officials have repeatedly singled out the state&#8217;s community of Somali immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re here to support our Somali neighbors; they asked for their white allies to show up for them,&#8221; said Laura, 56, who, like all protesters interviewed, asked that their last name not be used for fear of retribution by the federal government. &#8220;I&#8217;m here to exercise my First Amendment right because my neighbors can&#8217;t, they&#8217;re too afraid to leave their house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lang, who has made anti-Muslim and antisemitic comments, has said he wants to secure the U.S. for white Christians. He has been present at small pro-ICE rallies in Minneapolis this week and has targeted Somali immigrants, most of whom are Muslim.<\/p>\n<p>Some 3,000 agents from ICE and Border Patrol have descended on Minneapolis and St. Paul in recent weeks. An ICE agent <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/minneapolis-mayor-demands-transparent-investigation-into-ice-shooting-protests-2026-01-09\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fatally shot Good<\/a>, a U.S. citizen and mother of three, after she drove away after being ordered by ICE agents to exit her vehicle. The officer who shot Good was positioned in front of her car on the left. DHS has said he was hit by the car and feared for his life, though videos show the agent remaining on his feet and raise questions about how much contact the car made with him.<\/p>\n<p>The situation has set Minnesota\u2019s Democratic leadership at odds with Trump, whose Justice Department has opened an investigation into Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"SignOff\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 sign-off-module__text__LQAMP\">Reporting by Brad Brooks and Deepa Seetharaman; Editing by Sergio Non, Rod Nickel and Franklin Paul<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__element__5eCce article-body-module__trust-badge__5mS3f\">Our Standards: <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__small__sph8i link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"button-module__link__A3sD0 button-module__secondary__70gBu button-module__round__QDFgq button-module__w_auto__Sem-F\" data-testid=\"LicenceContentButton\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase Licensing Rights<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anti-ICE protesters force back small group of far-right activists No injuries reported, but influencer says vest blocked stabbing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":524187,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,216147,218381,216141,216152,216164,216403,216153,216154,115881,165856,216142,232470,232915,218386,165849,216149,405,403,216143,5226,5225,5228,5227,216405,216155,216156,232916,165860,33106,218387,232468,216140,218389,232914,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,232917,217469,83854],"class_list":{"0":"post-524923","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-amers","10":"tag-civ","11":"tag-cwp","12":"tag-destocatpm","13":"tag-destousdnm","14":"tag-destouspom","15":"tag-destoustpm","16":"tag-destouswdm","17":"tag-dli","18":"tag-gen","19":"tag-govact","20":"tag-imm","21":"tag-lgsps","22":"tag-mpop","23":"tag-mtpix","24":"tag-namer","25":"tag-new-york","26":"tag-new-york-city","27":"tag-news1","28":"tag-newyork","29":"tag-newyorkcity","30":"tag-ny","31":"tag-nyc","32":"tag-packageus-politics","33":"tag-packageus-top-news","34":"tag-packageworld-news","35":"tag-pojulg","36":"tag-pol","37":"tag-potus","38":"tag-racr","39":"tag-rulesimmigration","40":"tag-rulestrump","41":"tag-soci","42":"tag-topicworld-us-minnesota","43":"tag-united-states","44":"tag-united-states-of-america","45":"tag-unitedstates","46":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","47":"tag-us","48":"tag-usa","49":"tag-usamn","50":"tag-vio","51":"tag-wash"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}