Just days after the shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis—reportedly for getting involved in an ICE operation—another woman was filmed using her car to block a Minnesota road during a rally opposing ICE.
In the footage, federal agents can be seen breaking the passenger side window of her vehicle while attempting to stop her on Tuesday. It looked like the driver forced the officer to maneuver between her car and another vehicle that was also blocking the road.
Supporters in the crowd chanted, “Go, go, go, go, go.”
The unidentified woman was forcibly removed from her car, clinging to the door in resistance.
Officers pushed her against the vehicle and handcuffed her as onlookers shouted, “Stop it,” “This is terrible,” and “Whatever you do, you’re only going to get hurt.”
Shortly after, some protesters, dressed in black hoodies and wearing gas masks, were seen striking federal agents’ vehicles while tear gas, pepper balls, and pepper spray were deployed to manage the tumultuous crowd.
Another agitator yelled, “Nazis! I want you to pay for your sins.”
Additional footage captured individuals being restrained in the snow as others recorded the events on their smartphones.
Meanwhile, around 70 to 80 protesters gathered outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. They were obstructing federal agents’ vehicles and throwing rocks.
One protester was filmed opening the back door of a moving federal vehicle, while another was arrested for allegedly throwing a water bottle and kicking a staff member’s car.
ICE ERO Deputy Director Marcos Charles informed Fox News that in the last five days, 60 protesters in Minnesota have faced charges of obstructing or assaulting immigration officers.
“Anyone who obstructs or impedes these enforcement efforts will be arrested,” Charles emphasized. “We’ve already apprehended 60 individuals for obstructing us and assaulting police officers.”
The state of Minnesota, along with Minneapolis and St. Paul, has publicly blamed the Trump administration for the unrest following Good’s death, pursuing legal actions to stop a surge in federal immigration enforcement.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison claimed that the actions of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have inflicted “significant harm” on the state, describing the operation as a “federal invasion.”
“DHS officials sowed confusion and fear throughout the Capital Region,” Ellison stated. “Schools have had to go into lockdown. Schools across the district have had to close, impacting tens of thousands of students and forcing a shift to online education. Incomes have dropped, and some retail shops, daycares, and restaurants are closing because people fear going out.”
DHS officials countered these claims, asserting that Minnesota’s leadership is compromising public safety by obstructing federal law enforcement.
“Keith Ellison has made it very clear that he’s prioritizing politics over public safety,” said Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary at DHS. “It’s quite astonishing how the left, when they don’t want federal law enforcement to execute federal laws, suddenly reference the Tenth Amendment, which pertains to a federal responsibility under the First, Second, and Supremacy Clauses, only to revert to asserting federal responsibilities when they regain power. It’s just unbelievable.”
