{"id":2551006,"date":"2026-01-25T02:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rioters-barricading-entire-blocks-in-minneapolis-police-appear-mia\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T02:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:53:02","slug":"anti-ice-rioters-barricading-entire-blocks-in-minneapolis-police-appear-mia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rioters-barricading-entire-blocks-in-minneapolis-police-appear-mia\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-ICE Rioters Barricading Entire Blocks in Minneapolis, Police Appear MIA"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fanti-ice-rioters-barricading-entire-blocks-in-minneapolis-police-appear-mia%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=2551006&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 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><\/p>\n<p>Left-wing rioters erected barricades in the streets of Minneapolis after Border Patrol agents fatally shot a man in possession of a gun Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Pretti, 37, was killed during what a Department of Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2015115351797780500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> described as a &ldquo;targeted&rdquo; enforcement operation at 9:05 a.m. local time, triggering riots. Jorge Ventura, reporting for the Daily Caller News Foundation, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VenturaReport\/status\/2015165135673766211\">posted<\/a> video of one such barricade made with dumpsters and trash cans Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Protesters have blocked and barricaded multiple streets near the shooting, many people from out of town are starting to arrive here in Minneapolis and despite the massive amounts of tear gas used by authorities, the crowd is only getting bigger,&rdquo; Ventura says.<\/p>\n<p>Ventura told the DCNF that Minneapolis police and the Minnesota State Patrol &ldquo;are letting them take to the streets&rdquo; and not making any effort to remove the barricades. The Minneapolis Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Protesters have blocked and barricaded multiple streets near the shooting , many people from out of town are starting to arrive here in Minneapolis and despite the massive amounts of tear gas used by authorities , the crowd is only getting bigger. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller?\">@DailyCaller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pHVSyrEG4b\">pic.twitter.com\/pHVSyrEG4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VenturaReport\/status\/2015165135673766211?\">January 24, 2026<\/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>&ldquo;This is starting to remind of CHOP\/CHAZ in Seattle of 2020, several blocks barricaded by protesters with no signs of slowing down,&rdquo; Ventura <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VenturaReport\/status\/2015225861394370768\">posted<\/a> Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>At least two DHS officers, one from Homeland Security Investigations and another from Customs and Border Patrol, have been injured by the rioters, according to Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats immediately condemned the shooting, with Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar claiming it was an &ldquo;execution&rdquo; in a Saturday post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats also demanded President Donald Trump end the enforcement operations being carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/2015211069493350505\">announced<\/a> Democrats would oppose the appropriations legislation for the Department of Homeland Security, placing the government at risk of a partial shutdown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is starting to remind of CHOP\/CHAZ in Seattle of 2020 , several blocks barricaded by protesters with no signs of slowing down <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller?\">@DailyCaller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6nfzMXPVi8\">pic.twitter.com\/6nfzMXPVi8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VenturaReport\/status\/2015225861394370768?\">January 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DHS personnel were involved in two recent previous incidents: the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, and a Jan. 14 incident during which an ICE agent wounded one of three illegal immigrants who ambushed him, with the latter incident provoking an increase in violent opposition to immigration enforcement operations.<\/p>\n<p>ICE deployed hundreds of agents into the Minneapolis area to target illegal immigrants from Somalia following reports of welfare fraud in Minnesota by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/minnesota-welfare-fraud-somalia-al-shabaab\">City Journal<\/a> in November. Some of the proceeds from the scams reportedly went to the Somalia-based radical Islamic terrorist group al-Shabaab.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump declared an end to Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in the state on Nov. 22. Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was then moved to announce on Dec. 7 during Minneapolis-area TV station WCCO that Minneapolis police would not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement operations.<\/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. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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