{"id":2567658,"date":"2026-02-08T09:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T14:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-reveals-how-many-anti-ice-agitators-have-been-arrested-many-are-paying-the-price\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T09:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T14:54:05","slug":"tom-homan-reveals-how-many-anti-ice-agitators-have-been-arrested-many-are-paying-the-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-reveals-how-many-anti-ice-agitators-have-been-arrested-many-are-paying-the-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Homan Reveals How Many Anti-ICE Agitators Have Been Arrested: Many Are Paying the Price"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ftom-homan-reveals-how-many-anti-ice-agitators-have-been-arrested-many-are-paying-the-price%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=2567658&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>A Daily Caller News Foundation report describes federal enforcement actions in the Minneapolis\u2013St. Paul area. Border czar tom Homan said more than 150 people were arrested for attempting to thwart ICE officers, part of a deployment of hundreds of DHS personnel. He later claimed ICE had detained over 250 criminals during the operation, including 14 convicted of homicide, and highlighted prosecutions under 18 U.S.C. 111 for assaulting or impeding officers, noting that 158 arrests under that statute had occured in the past month with 85 prosecutions accepted and the remainder pending.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also cites a Minnesota \u201crapid response network\u201d that tracked ICE vehicles and sometimes requested backup, which reportedly led to confrontations; some members were connected to the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good. It mentions that President Donald Trump ended Temporary Protected Status for Somalis, and that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said police would not cooperate with the operation, reflecting local opposition to the surge. The article closes with a standard licensing Disclaimer from the DCNF.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Border czar Tom Homan told reporters that over 150 people had been arrested for trying to thwart United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/02\/ice-dhs-targeting-somali-illegals-minnesota-twin-cities-tim-walz-fraud-scandal\/\">deployment<\/a> of hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">law enforcement personnel<\/a> to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area by the Department of Homeland Security drew national attention after the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good in January. Homan told reporters on Wednesday that ICE had arrested over 250 criminals, including 14 convicted of homicide, before discussing how many people had been charged under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/111\">18 USC 111<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the same time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-reveals-how-many-anti-ice-agitators-have-been-arrested-many-are-paying-the-price-2\/\" title=\"Tom ... Reveals How Many Anti-... Agitators Have Been ...: Many Are Paying the Pr...\">professional law enforcement officers<\/a> should and need to be able to perform their sworn duties without being harassed, impeded, or assaulted,&rdquo; Homan said. &ldquo;I want everyone, anyone to report instances of alleged misconduct or wrongdoing. There&rsquo;s a way to report that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump administration has taken violations of 18 USC 111, which is assaulting, impeding, interfering, we&rsquo;re taking that seriously,&rdquo; Homan continued. &ldquo;If you violate the law, you will be federally prosecuted. In the past month, 158 people have been arrested for violation of [18 USC] 111, 85 cases have been already accepted for prosecutions. The rest remain pending.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/far-left-network-helped-put-alex-pretti-harms-way-made-him-martyr\">Fox News Digital<\/a>, a so-called &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/castro-acolyte-karen-bass-is-no-stranger-to-orchestrating-chaos\/\" title=\"Castro Acolyte Karen Bass Is No Stranger To Orchestrating Chaos\">rapid response network&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in Minnesota tracked ICE vehicles, d their locations, and requested backup to engage with agents, which occasionally led to physical confrontations. Both Good and Pretti were reportedly involved with such a network.<\/p>\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>Homan also said that ICE had taken over 250 criminals into custody during its operations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As part of the surge operation here, numerous criminal aliens have already been arrested,&rdquo; Homan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re taking a lot of bad people off the street,&rdquo; Homan continued. &ldquo;Everybody should be grateful for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump declared an end to &ldquo;Temporary Protected Status&rdquo; for Somalis on Nov. 22, days after City Journal published a report on welfare fraud in Minnesota. After the surge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ...\">federal immigration enforcement<\/a> was announced, Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis said that police would not cooperate with the operation during an interview with WCCO, a CBS-affiliated TV station in the city, that aired Dec. 7.<\/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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The Department of Homeland Security deployed hundreds of law enforcement personnel to the Minneapolis\u2013St. Paul area, which drew national attention after the January shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good.<br \/>\n&#8211; Homan said ICE had arrested over 250 criminals, including 14 convicted of homicide, and noted charges under 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 111 (assaulting or impeding federal officers).<br \/>\n&#8211; He emphasized that professional law enforcement should be able to perform their duties without harassment, and urged the public to report any misconduct.<br \/>\n&#8211; The administration is taking 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 111 violations seriously; in the past month, 158 people were arrested for \u00a7 111 violations, with 85 prosecutions accepted and the rest pending.<br \/>\n&#8211; A Minnesota \u201crapid response network\u201d tracked ICE vehicles and their locations, sometimes calling in backup and occasionally leading to confrontations; both Good and Pretti were involved in such a network.<br \/>\n&#8211; 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