Thousands of "radical activists" descend on Lake Street, Minneapolis, protesting ICE, Saturday 12/20 [View all]

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making "excuses for criminals" every step of the way

Anti-ICE protesters crowd Lake Street as 'Operation Metro Surge' continues, Star Tribune, 12/20/25

. . . Thousands descended on East Lake Street on Saturday to march against ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minnesota.

. . . Since Dec. 1, federal officials say “Operation Metro Surge” has arrested more than 400 people.

. . . Minnesota Republican Party Chair Alex Plechash decried the “radical activists” marching Saturday and said people want “safety, accountability and the rule of law, not excuses for criminals.”

. . . Cutting winds flipped banners upside down along East Lake Street as protesters shielded their faces with signs during Saturday’s frigid march. (( it was about zero degrees F windchill thanks to wind over 20 mph not counting gusts -progree))

. . . Dennis Dyce, 75, marched Saturday for immigrant neighbors who may be afraid of protesting in public.

. . . “This was an area that was completely desolate in the ’90s, and it has been brought back by the hard work of immigrant communities — both the Latino community and the Somali community,” Hussein said, urging residents to support immigrant businesses after the march.

The article also has a summary of recent ICE activities in Minneapolis