Mayor calls out ‘Trump’s chaos’ and warns protesters against ‘taking the bait’
“To anyone who takes the bait tonight: stop,” he said at a press conference last night.
“It’s not helping. Go home. We can’t counter Donald Trump’s chaos with our own chaos. You’re not helping the undocumented immigrants in our city, you’re not helping the people who call this place home.”
He emphatically called the situation “untenable” and reiterated his call for ICE to withdraw.
Joe SummerladJanuary 15, 2026 10:00 am
Federal agent shoots Venezuelan immigrant in the leg during arrest attempt in Minneapolis
A second shooting involving a federal officer has occurred in Minneapolis after authorities say a Venezuelan immigrant tried to flee a targeted traffic stop.
The man was shot in the leg during a struggle with the officer and two other people, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which said the officer fired the weapon after “fearing for his life and safety.”
The officer was allegedly beaten with “a snow shovel and a broomstick” by two people who came to the man’s aid.
It comes a week after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, also in Minneapolis, which has since sparked outrage from politicians and protests across the country.
Mike Bedigan has this report.
Joe SummerladJanuary 15, 2026 09:15
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A week after the murder of mother of three Renee Nicole Good on a residential street, another person was shot by a federal immigration officer, this time wounding his leg. He is reportedly in hospital condition.
Joe SummerladJanuary 15, 2026 08:55
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