Demonstrators clashed with cops and berated federal agents on Thursday, telling them to “get the f–k out” of Minneapolis after the deadly ICE-involved shooting in the city.
Police deployed pepper spray outside the federal Whipple Building in Downtown Minneapolis, and armed agents pushed the protesters back from the facility that houses the regional ICE headquarters.
Demonstrators were heard chanting the name of Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old who was killed Wednesday, and holding up anti-ICE signs.
Protesters clashed with authorities at anti-ICE demonstrations in Minneapolis Thursday. REUTERSAt least one protester was pictured being held down by agents, although the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said they had not made any arrests as of 8 a.m. local time.
Protesters had gathered from about 7 a.m. to protest the shooting of Good, which took place less than a mile from where George Floyd died at the hands of a white police officer in May 2020, sparking nationwide demonstrations, some of which turned violent and destructive.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation blocked exit ramps from Highway 62 to the Whipple Building, FOX 9 reported.
At around 8:30 a.m. local time, the crowd broke into two groups, one staying near the parking lot exit and another moving to the Whipple Building’s main exit.
ICE agents in full tactical gear, many wearing gas masks or face coverings, began herding protesters away from the main exit.
“You’re allowed to protest, you can do it all you want, just move back,” one agent told protesters, reported the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Demonstrators held up anti-ICE signs and chanted the name of Renee Good, who was shot dead by ICE. REUTERSBy 8:45 a.m., the protest organizers told activists to fall back to the parking lot, and most returned to their cars.
However, around 100 activists remained in front of the line of US Border Patrol and other federal agents, while a convoy of ICE vehicles left the parking lot.
Many protesters lining the streets shouted repeated expletives at the agents and echoed Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s demands for ICE to “get the f–k out” of the Twin City.
One irate blonde woman berated the officers and told them to “try being a human being for a minute,” according to a video posted on X.
Another unruly agitator snuck up behind a federal convoy and chucked a “milky drink” at the bumper of one of the vehicles.
One fed-up agent dangled out of the door and appeared to point at the fleeing protester, while others cackled in the background.
“We’re gonna get y’all, we’re gonna get y’all!” one protester seethed as he walked alongside one of the vehicles, according to the video.
Armed agents attempted to push protesters back from the federal Whipple Building in Minneapolis. REUTERSJust outside of Minneapolis, one ICE supporter planted himself in front of the Whipple Federal Building while flanked by a squad of US Border Patrol agents.
The man had an American flag balanced on his shoulder as he shouted taunts into a blow horn.
“You guys keep playing stupid games, you’re guaranteed to get stupid prizes. You guys will continue to be killed if you continue to harm these men. Don’t you understand that?” he shouted.
Demonstrators had gathered from 7 a.m. local time. REUTERSAnti-ICE protesters snatched his hat and tried to tear his flag, but ICE agents warded them off, CNN reported.
Separate anti-ICE demonstrations involving federal authorities took place Wednesday afternoon, when a chemical irritant similar to tear gas was used on students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis.
On Wednesday night, upwards of 1,000 people attended a vigil on the same street where Good was killed. By Thursday morning, strangers had erected a barricade blocking off the street.
A large wooden slat was propped up against a row of trash cans and had “protect the living and honor the dead” scrawled across it in spraypaint, according to a video shared by the Midwest People History’s Project.
All Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) were closed Thursday and Friday in response to the incident, MPS said in a statement.






