Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey appeared on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning, saying the city has seen “perhaps tens of thousands peacefully protesting in the streets” amid ongoing demonstrations over federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis.
His interview comes on the heels of protests across the Twin Cities in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer on Jan. 7 — a confrontation that has drawn widespread demonstrations and political debate.
On Wednesday, an ICE agent told a reporter that a protester threw a bottle that he said contained urine, splattering the substance inside his vehicle and on his gear.
“Somebody threw a bottle of piss and it went all inside the vehicle too, and all over me,” the agent said, adding, “That’s the peaceful protestors.”
“They threw piss, make sure to write that down!” BORTAC agent in Minneapolis says a bottle of alleged urine was thrown at his vehicle earlier.
“Someone threw a bottle of piss and it went all inside the vehicle” the agent told me.
“That’s the peaceful protesters” he adds. pic.twitter.com/mYfKyowHR3
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) January 14, 2026
On Tuesday night, a crowd of protestors swelled into the hundreds outside the Graduate Hotel on the University of Minnesota campus, where federal immigration enforcement agents were believed to be staying.
The footage shows smashed windows and graffiti spray painted on the building. Fireworks were also set off near the front entrance as onlookers cheered, danced, and banged on drums.
LIVE: Anti-ICE Protesters Outside Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis https://t.co/8ja1WKMAAi
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) January 14, 2026
Online group circulates guide urging ‘de-arrests’
Meanwhile, Minnesota ICE Watch — a far-left activist network that tracks immigration enforcement — posted a series of graphics instructing followers on how to physically interfere with arrests, journalist Andy Ngo reported.
The images describe tactics for physically removing detainees from law enforcement officers.
Minnesota ICE Watch, the extremist open-borders group that Renee Good was associated with, posted Antifa guide instructions on committing crimes. The posts were shared on Instagram, which, in addition to BlueSky, has become the preferred place to organize violence.
The… pic.twitter.com/65GuULVCw6
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 12, 2026
Steps include linking arms in a “Gable grip,” pushing officers away and surrounding an arrestee until they can escape.
One image reads, “Pulling and pushing an officer off an arrestee and/or breaking their grip on an arrestee.”
Another image reads, “Each de-arrest is a ‘shaking off,’ a micro-intifada … until we may finally shake off this noxious ruling order altogether.”
State lawmaker calls Alpha News ‘Nazi sympathizers’
Meanwhile, a state lawmaker is stoking inflammatory rhetoric — this time aimed at Alpha News.
State Rep. Erin Maye Quade, DFL-Apple Valley, disparaged Alpha News in a post discussing its release of cellphone video from the scene of Good’s shooting.
She wrote: “Yes, Alpha ‘News’ is a known right-wing propaganda website. Actual Nazi sympathizers.”
Maye Quade previously faced criticism when one of her staff member’s anti-Semitic tweets were exposed.
NEW: MN Senator Maye Quade states @AlphaNews is a "right-wing propaganda site. Actual Nazi sympathizers."@lizcollin @CWMadel @MadelForGov @mitchpberg @WalterHudson @JonJustice @maxrrymer @breeadail pic.twitter.com/XZeH5fsDgt
— LeftistsofMN (@LeftistsofMN) January 14, 2026
Jenna Gloeb
Jenna Gloeb is an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist, media producer, public speaker, and screenwriter. Most recently, she worked as a reporter and on-air host for CCX Media. Jenna is a Minnesota native and resides in the Twin Cities with her husband, son, daughter, and two dogs.
