Reuters
Anti-ICE demonstrators chase off outnumbered far-right activists at Minneapolis rally
By Brad Brooks
January 17, 2026 6:53 PM EST Updated 1 hour ago
Summary
• Anti-ICE protesters force back small group of far-right activists
• No injuries reported, but influencer says vest blocked stabbing attempt
• Thousands of ICE agents deployed to Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - 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.
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.
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