In Minnesota, a pair of individuals were taken into custody for allegedly attacking federal officers and disregarding directives to avoid entering traffic, according to a statement from ICE on Sunday.
The arrests occurred as federal agents worked to protect the Whipple Building, home to ICE and various other government offices, amidst a protest involving approximately 200 participants rallying against the agency.
“Two agitators were arrested after assaulting officers and repeatedly refusing orders to stay out of traffic,” ICE announced on X.
ICE confirmed the arrests of the two demonstrators in Minnesota.
“REMINDER: If you assault federal law enforcement, you will face the consequences like these two agitators,” the agency further stated.
ICE also noted that several other arrests related to the protests were made last week.
The protests were sparked by a recent incident in Minneapolis, where Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who fired into the driver’s windshield and open window from the side of the vehicle and subsequently exclaimed “f—ing b—-” as the car crashed into another parked vehicle.
Federal law enforcement agents confront anti-ICE protesters during a demonstration outside the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
Democrats and local residents have condemned the shooting as a murder and called for Ross’ prosecution, while the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have defended the incident by arguing that it was a justified shooting.
A week after that shooting, an ICE agent shot an alleged illegal immigrant in the leg during an arrest attempt. The Department of Homeland Security claimed the agent fired at the suspect because he was “fearing for his life and safety” after the individual resisted arrest and “violently assaulted the officer.”
People march during a protest after the killing of Renee Nicole Good on January 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Getty Images)
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have repeatedly demanded that ICE leave the city as it seeks to continue a federal immigration crackdown as part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
“It’s certainly not creating safety when a huge percentage of the shootings that have taken place so far this year in Minneapolis have been by ICE,” Frey said last week after the second ICE shooting. “So let’s be very clear. I’ve seen conduct from ICE that is disgusting and is intolerable.”
