MINNEAPOLIS  —Protesters continue screaming at heavily-armed federal agents and honking car horns, banging on drums and blowing whistles in attempts to disrupt ICE agents enforcing immigration laws.

There was some pushing and several people were hit with chemical spray in a confrontation on Sunday.

The Trump administration has defended ICE…saying the officer who shot Renee Good in her car was protecting himself and fellow agents and that Good had “weaponized” her vehicle.

Todd Lyons, acting director of ICE, defended the officer on Fox News Channel’s “The Sunday Briefing.”

“That law enforcement officer had milliseconds, if not short time to make a decision to save his life and his other fellow agents,” he said.

Lyons also said the administration’s enforcement operations in Minnesota wouldn’t be needed “if local jurisdictions worked with us to turn over these criminally illegal aliens once they are already considered a public safety threat by the locals.”

Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin says more than 2,000 immigration arrests have been made in Minnesota since the operation began at the beginning of December.

Large-scale anti-ICE protests erupted in Minneapolis Friday night, with agitators targeting hotels rumored to be housing ICE agents. Demonstrators vandalized property, clashed with security and police, and forced authorities to declare an unlawful assembly and make arrests.

Key Points:

• Protesters stormed multiple Minneapolis hotels, damaging property, vandalizing windows, and attempting to breach security.
• Police, including the city’s chief, were chased and attacked while trying to escort vehicles from the scene.
• Authorities dispersed the crowd after declaring an unlawful assembly, with some protesters arrested and continuing disruptions.

PHOTO- A woman gets into an altercation with a federal immigration officer as officers make an arrest Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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