Minneapolis police say 30 anti-ICE agitators were “detained, cited and released” after blocking roadways and damaging property Friday night.
Several hundred people gathered in the city Friday night into Saturday morning to protest the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent Wednesday morning.
They specifically targeted hotels where they believed ICE agents were staying, including the Canopy Hotel and the Depot Renaissance Hotel. The latter sustained $6,000 in damage to windows and in graffiti, police said.
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BREAKING: Antifa cells bust open door and start destroying lobby pic.twitter.com/mchhi1cp40
— Human Events (@HumanEvents) January 10, 2026
🚨WATCH THIS: A group of rioters just broke into a business and smashed their windows.
LAWLESSNESS HERE IN MINNESOTA‼️ pic.twitter.com/mYFPPPJEad
— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 10, 2026
Throughout the evening, the protesters blocked roadways and some threw snow, ice and rocks at police officers and vehicles, Minneapolis police said in a press release.
Around 9:45 p.m., a group returned to the Canopy Hotel where some forced entry into the hotel through an alley entrance. Police said hotel security “was able to control the situation, and people left.”
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Video of the downtown Minneapolis anti-ICE rioters breaching the Canopy Hilton hotel, where they believe ICE agents are residing.pic.twitter.com/1mhUHrKqq0— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) January 10, 2026
🚨MINNEAPOLIS: Rioters have surrounded the hotel that ICE officers are suspected to be staying at and are attempting to break the windows ‼️ pic.twitter.com/Uybwheewut
— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 10, 2026
Around 10:15 p.m., Minneapolis police declared an unlawful assembly and issued multiple dispersal orders.
“Some individuals were detained, cited and released. The main crowd began to disperse. A smaller group continued moving through downtown. Others remained near the Canopy Hotel, where additional dispersal orders were issued, and more individuals were detained and cited. The unlawful assembly declaration ended around 1 a.m.,” Minneapolis police said.
One video from Friday night appears to show anti-ICE protesters chasing away Minneapolis police, including Chief Brian O’Hara.
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Anti-ICE protesters chase police and appear to throw objects at them, including MPD Chief Brian O'Hara.
Downtown Minneapolispic.twitter.com/h3hsptqJ6W— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) January 10, 2026
Around 200 officers with the Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources assisted throughout the night.
Anthony Gockowski
Anthony Gockowski is Editor-in-Chief of Alpha News. He previously worked as an editor for The Minnesota Sun and Campus Reform, and wrote for the Daily Caller.
