Deputy AG Suggests Organized Group Is Behind Minneapolis Protests
Protests in Minnesota intensified after the Trump management launched a fraud-enforcement operation,wiht Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche saying an organized group may be behind the demonstrations. A Jan.24, 2026 scene in Minneapolis showed federal agents blocking off the area after a shooting as crowds gathered. Last month, federal agents shot and killed two protesters during separate incidents connected to demonstrations against ICE and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis and other parts of the state.
Federal agents block off the scene of a shooting as crowds gather in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday suggested that an organized group is behind the protests in Minnesota following the Trump administration’s launch of its operation targeting fraud in the state.
Last month, two protesters were shot and killed during separate incidents by federal agents amid demonstrations over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the state.
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