{"id":2521794,"date":"2025-12-16T14:46:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ice-agents-break-out-paintball-guns-after-mob-of-agitators-refuses-to-comply\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:48:50","slug":"watch-ice-agents-break-out-paintball-guns-after-mob-of-agitators-refuses-to-comply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ice-agents-break-out-paintball-guns-after-mob-of-agitators-refuses-to-comply\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: ICE Agents Break Out Paintball Guns After Mob of Agitators Refuses to Comply"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-ice-agents-break-out-paintball-guns-after-mob-of-agitators-refuses-to-comply%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521794&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>united States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducting operations in Minneapolis faced large crowds of anti-ICE protesters,as shown in videos posted by local reporter Jonah Kaplan. ICE increased its presence in the Minneapolis area targeting illegal immigrants from Somalia following revelations of a $1 billion fraud scheme that may have funded the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. The situation grew tense, with agents using paintball guns to control crowds before <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement backup arrived<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities showed resistance to federal immigration enforcement: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stated city police would not assist ICE, while Minnesota Governor Tim Walz acknowledged crime issues but urged against demonizing Somali residents.Former President Donald Trump responded by ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minneapolis,citing the refugee influx as harmful.<\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights broader national tensions, referencing multiple violent protests, attacks on ICE facilities, and shootings targeting federal agents in cities like Chicago, Portland, Dallas, illinois, and California over the course of President Trump&#8217;s second term. The Department of Homeland Security has reported numerous violent incidents linked to opposition against ICE operations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carrying out an operation in Minneapolis Monday found themselves surrounded by anti-ICE rioters, according to video posted by local media.<\/p>\n<p>ICE is <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/02\/ice-dhs-targeting-somali-illegals-minnesota-twin-cities-tim-walz-fraud-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surging<\/a> into the Minneapolis area to target illegal immigrants from Somalia after revelations surfaced suggesting around $1 billion in fraud, with the Treasury Department investigating whether some of the proceeds from the scheme went to the radical Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab.<\/p>\n<p>WCCO reporter Jonah Kaplan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonahPKaplan\/status\/2000651762492194926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonahPKaplan\/status\/2000652555798696388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">videos<\/a> of the standoff on social media platform X Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dozens swarm @ICEgov agents operating in South Minneapolis,&rdquo; Kaplan posted. &ldquo;Officers now ordering people off the streets in increasingly volatile situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Dozens swarm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICEgov?\">@ICEgov<\/a> agents operating in South Minneapolis. Officers now ordering people off the streets in increasingly volatile situation. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCCO?\">@WCCO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews?\">@CBSNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zL1ASvvDx2\">pic.twitter.com\/zL1ASvvDx2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonah Kaplan (@JonahPKaplan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonahPKaplan\/status\/2000651762492194926?\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kaplan later posted a second video showing agents using paintball guns in an attempt to control the crowd before the arrival of Hennepin County sheriff&rsquo;s deputies.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said during a Dec. 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/08\/jacob-frey-city-resist-trump-response-somali-scammer-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> that city police would not cooperate with a federal immigration enforcement operation launched in the wake of the growing fraud scandal in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/01\/tim-walz-somali-fraud-minnesota-attracts-criminals-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted<\/a> that the state &ldquo;attracts criminals,&rdquo; but demanded that Somali residents not be demonized during a Nov. 30 appearance on NBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Meet the Press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/22\/donald-trump-revokes-minnesota-somalis-temporary-protected-status-tim-walz\/\">announced<\/a> he would end Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minneapolis in response to the allegations, and also said that the influx of refugees had &ldquo;destroyed our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Federal agents now using paintball guns to move crowd back. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nr1VYrVdmz\">pic.twitter.com\/Nr1VYrVdmz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonah Kaplan (@JonahPKaplan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonahPKaplan\/status\/2000652555798696388?\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O&rsquo;Hara <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/21\/minneapolis-police-chief-grovels-after-flagging-east-african-crime-in-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apologized<\/a> at a Nov. 20 press conference after he earlier discussed crime by &ldquo;groups of East African kids&rdquo; during a Nov. 11 interview with WCCO.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic City Councilman Jamal Osman of Minneapolis was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/12\/democrat-leftist-criminal-reforms-carjacked-ilhan-omar-somalia-minneapolis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carjacked<\/a> Nov. 10, days after winning re-election on a platform that included &ldquo;restorative justice&rdquo; and &ldquo;violence prevention programs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>ICE facilities in Chicago and Portland, Oregon, have been the scene of multiple riots as opposition to the agency&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-illegal-immigrant-protesters-block-highway-in-los-angeles-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pro-illegal immigrant protesters block highway in Los Angeles - Washington Examiner\">operations targeting illegal immigrants<\/a> has intensified during President Donald Trump&rsquo;s second term.<\/p>\n<p>During one ICE operation in Chicago, agents were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/10\/02\/two-vehicles-used-weapons-against-ice-officers-operation-midway-blitz-separate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked<\/a> by multiple assailants who used cars to ram vehicles used by the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Before those incidents, the Department of Homeland Security said in a Sept. 26 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1971628803555311671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>&nbsp;on X that there had been multiple violent attacks on an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>In Portland, violent protesters have reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/03\/portland-pd-wont-protect-ice-but-put-a-conservative-journalist-in-cuffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked<\/a> conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/08\/watch-reporters-tell-trump-how-antifa-beat-them-bloody-as-media-looked-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">journalists<\/a> covering the riots and planned to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/09\/portland-anarchists-openly-plot-mass-attack-on-federal-aircraft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use lasers<\/a> against aircraft used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evidence-mounts-that-capitol-breach-was-pre-planned-eroding-incitement-allegation-in-trump-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Evidence Mounts that Capitol Breach Was Pre-Planned, Eroding Incitement Allegation in Trump Impeachment Trial\">federal law enforcement agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two people were killed during a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/09\/24\/shooting-reported-at-texas-ice-facility-suspect-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting<\/a>&nbsp;at an ICE office in Dallas on Sept. 24, with the gunman committing suicide. In Texas, there were at least two previous incidents where shots were fired at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/07\/05\/police-officer-shot-ice-facility-alvarado-texas-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mcallen-texas-border-patrol-shooting-8241ec60d26e54d7582a7e77f6ece01e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Border Patrol<\/a> facilities in July, with 10 people being <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/07\/08\/doj-possible-life-sentences-armed-leftists-arrested-ice-ambush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charged<\/a>&nbsp;with attempted murder in connection with the incident in Alvarado, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>ICE agents have also been fired on during operations in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/10\/acting-ice-director-todd-lyons-has-warning-gunman-fired-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/07\/11\/organized-activists-anti-ice-riot-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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The agency has intensified efforts in the Minneapolis region to apprehend undocumented immigrants from Somalia following reports of approximately $1 billion in fraudulent activity. The Treasury Department is investigating whether any funds from this scheme were funneled to the extremist group Al-Shabaab.<\/p>\n<p>WCCO reporter Jonah Kaplan shared footage on social media showing a tense standoff, noting that dozens of people surrounded ICE officers working in South Minneapolis and that law enforcement was instructing crowds to clear the streets amid escalating tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Kaplan later posted additional video capturing agents using paintball guns to disperse the crowd before deputies from Hennepin County arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, stated on December 7 that city police would not assist federal immigration enforcement operations launched after the fraud scandal emerged. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz acknowledged on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; that while criminals are drawn to the state, Somali residents should not be unfairly targeted or stigmatized.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these allegations, former President Trump announced plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Somalis residing in Minneapolis and criticized refugee resettlement policies as having harmed the country.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O&#8217;Hara apologized after comments he made about crime involving &#8220;groups of East African kids&#8221; sparked controversy. Meanwhile, City Councilman Jamal Osman was carjacked shortly after his re-election campaign focused on restorative justice and violence prevention initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Similar protests against ICE have occurred at facilities in Chicago and Portland amid increased opposition during Trump&#8217;s second term. In Chicago, agents faced attacks including vehicle ramming; DHS reported multiple violent incidents at an Illinois facility; Portland saw assaults on conservative journalists covering demonstrations and threats involving lasers aimed at federal aircraft. A shooting at an ICE office in Dallas resulted in two deaths before the gunman took his own life; other shootings targeting ICE or Border Patrol sites have occurred across Texas with several arrests made for attempted murder charges. Agents have also come under fire during operations elsewhere including Illinois and California.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security has yet to respond publicly regarding these events.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>If you need a more concise summary or focus on specific parts just let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2521795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Paintball-on-protesters.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68913,8364,51050,68912,4542],"class_list":["post-2521794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-agitation","tag-ice","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-paintball-guns","tag-protest"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Paintball-on-protesters.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521794"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521798,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521794\/revisions\/2521798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}