Tear gas smoke, crumbled police tape and dirty snow have all taken over the city of Minneapolis as tensions between protesters and immigration enforcement continue to escalate. In only three weeks, two Minnesotans were shot and killed by ICE agents, and the community response has been nothing short of historic.

The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents has further inflamed tensions in Minneapolis, a city at the center of America's immigration debate in recent months. Here's a look at how it started.

January 23, 2026 • Minnesota residents took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the federal government's immigration campaign in the state, after weeks of sustained resistance in their communities. Businesses across the region closed in solidarity.

"What we need is their criminals," Trump said.

Did a social media post correctly report that anti-ICE protesters at a hotel in Minneapolis started "beating up the staff because two ICE officers were staying there" and that local police were absent from the scene?

Footage from the scene of a Minneapolis protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to contradict one couple’s claims that their baby was tear-gassed by federal officers as the family merely headed home from an after-school activity,

“I want to know everything about these masked men coming into our city… I want to know every move they make, and I want to confront them every step of the way.”

President Donald Trump shifted his tactics in Minnesota and is sending his border czar Tom Homan to lead the immigration crackdown there while sidelining top Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino. Follow for live updates.

Anti-immigration protesters and federal agents again clashed Sunday night outside a hotel near the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.