{"id":2567638,"date":"2026-02-08T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/masked-anti-ice-thugs-assault-reporter-at-illegal-minneapolis-roadblock\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T08:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:05:10","slug":"masked-anti-ice-thugs-assault-reporter-at-illegal-minneapolis-roadblock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/masked-anti-ice-thugs-assault-reporter-at-illegal-minneapolis-roadblock\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked Anti-ICE Thugs Assault Reporter at Illegal Minneapolis Roadblock"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fmasked-anti-ice-thugs-assault-reporter-at-illegal-minneapolis-roadblock%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=2567638&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>In Minneapolis, anti-deportation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-me-that-way-dont-ever-talk-to-the-president-that-way-president-trump-slaps-down-media-hack-sets-the-record-straight-on-sham-election-video\/\" title=\"No Respect...&quot;Don&#039;t Talk to Me That Way - DON&#039;T EVER Talk to the President That Way!&quot; - President Trump SLAPS DOWN Media Hack - Sets the Record Straight on Sham Election (VIDEO)\">activists<\/a> assaulted Daily Caller News Foundation reporter Jorge Ventura and appeared to try stealing from him while forming a road blockade aimed at keeping federal agents out of the area. The group used traffic cones, wooden materials, furniture, and other objects to regulate traffic and even checked vehicles\u2019 license plates for ICE involvement, as shown in Ventura\u2019s footage. Two demonstrators demanded that Ventura leave, swiped at his phone, and pushed him into a vehicle; one person in green headwear repeatedly shoved him, and another masked individual swatted the reporter\u2019s phone from his hand. The blockade drew attention on social media, with accompanying posts and warnings about vulgar language in the videos; the Minneapolis Police Department did not respond to DCNF\u2019s request for comment on the legality of the roadblock. The article includes standard DCNF Disclaimers and related media coverage.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Anti-deportation activists assaulted Daily Caller News Foundation reporter Jorge Ventura and appeared to try stealing from him Monday while forming a road blockade to keep federal agents out of a Minneapolis neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>A band of masked individuals used traffic cones, wooden materials, furniture, and other objects to regulate traffic on 32nd and Cedar Avenue, checking vehicles&rsquo; license plates with a database to see whether they belonged to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ventura&rsquo;s footage showed.<\/p>\n<p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/2018374691082150317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">demonstrators<\/a> demanded Ventura leave, swiped at his phone, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/2018379353046814759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pushed him<\/a> into a vehicle for recording and asking questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following videos contain vulgar language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VenturaReport?\">@VenturaReport<\/a> was ASSAULTED today by a leftist in Minneapolis while conducting coverage.<\/p>\n<p>&#128071;&#128071;&#128071; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5PQZw8Xonz\">pic.twitter.com\/5PQZw8Xonz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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\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><br \/>  One person in green headwear tried to take Ventura&rsquo;s phone while he filmed on a sidewalk, then walked back toward him as another activist told him to leave the area.<\/p>\n<p>The one in green was later seen repeatedly shoving Ventura into a car.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Get in the f***ing car,&rdquo; the person said while pushing Ventura. Another masked person swatted Ventura&rsquo;s phone out of his hand while Ventura filmed through a car window.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another angle of Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VenturaReport?\">@VenturaReport<\/a> getting assaulted by a leftist while reporting in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/photoswitherik?\">@photoswitherik<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NYUBch5xCt\">https:\/\/t.co\/NYUBch5xCt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F2uMlAdunG\">pic.twitter.com\/F2uMlAdunG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/2018379353046814759?\">February 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Throughout Ventura&rsquo;s time recording, the activists were seen questioning or following suspected ICE drivers on foot near the blockade.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It looks like in our system, your plates came up as an ICE plate,&rdquo; one masked man said to a parked driver. &ldquo;That doesn&rsquo;t seem like it&rsquo;s the case, but I just wanted to come through and see what was up and talk to you, see how you were doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vigilante eventually retreated after Ventura informed him that the person in the car was Ventura&rsquo;s Uber driver.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, not-confirmed ICE plate,&rdquo; a person&rsquo;s voice was heard at one point from a walkie-talkie device.<\/p>\n<p>The Minneapolis Police Department did not respond to the DCNF&rsquo;s request for comment about the legality of the road blockade.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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The protesters used traffic cones, wooden planks, furniture, and other objects to manage traffic on 32nd Street and Cedar Avenue, and Ventura\u2019s footage shows they checked vehicles\u2019 license plates against a database to see if they belonged to ICE. Two demonstrators demanded he leave, grabbed his phone, and pushed him into a vehicle as he recorded. A person in green headwear tried to take Ventura\u2019s phone, and another masked participant repeatedly shoved him toward a car. A second masked person swatted the phone from his hand while he filmed through a car window. Throughout the incident, the activists questioned or followed suspected ICE drivers near the blockade, with one masked man saying that the plates appeared in their system as ICE. The vigilante eventually retreated after Ventura explained that the person in the car was his Uber driver. At one point a voice on a walkie-talkie was heard saying, \u201cSo, not-confirmed ICE plate.\u201d The Minneapolis Police Department did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment about the legality of the blockade. 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