Hundreds of anti-ICE demonstrators gather in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday and quickly outnumber a small group of far-right activists who had planned to march near an immigrant neighborhood. The opposing group retreats within minutes, and the event ends without serious injuries or arrests.
Waving signs and chanting calls for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents to leave the city, anti-ICE protesters assemble near City Hall. As they move forward together, roughly 10 far-right demonstrators are pushed back toward the municipal government center and abandon their planned march.
Police maintain a visible but hands-off presence as tensions rise briefly. Protest organisers urge calm, and the crowd largely complies. While water balloons are thrown and shouting intensifies, no sustained physical confrontations occur.
About an hour after the rally begins, the far-right group leaves the area on foot and heads several blocks away to a hotel. Anti-ICE protesters follow at a distance, chanting and demanding the group exit the city, before eventually dispersing.
Jake Lang, a right-wing online influencer who organised what he calls an “anti-fraud” rally, fails to address the crowd due to noise and crowd size. Later, Lang claims on social media that he was injured during a confrontation, but police say no official report is filed and no verified injuries are reported.
Minneapolis police say they are aware of online claims but receive no confirmed reports of victims seeking assistance. Camera footage shows individuals leaving the area on their own before officers make contact.
The anti-ICE rally is organised by the People’s Action Coalition Against Trump, amid heightened tension following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent earlier this month. The killing continues to draw protests and criticism of the expanded federal immigration presence in Minnesota.
Some 3,000 ICE and Border Patrol agents are currently operating in Minneapolis and St. Paul, a deployment President Donald Trump says is justified by alleged misuse of federal funds in Minnesota. State and city leaders dispute that rationale and criticise the federal response.
Demonstrators say the rally is intended to show solidarity with Somali and other immigrant communities who fear increased enforcement actions. Organisers say the strong turnout prevents the far-right group from entering residential areas and helps avoid further escalation.
By late afternoon, both sides have left the area, and police confirm the protests conclude without major incident.
Erizia Rubyjeana
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