Five white men eating lunch in Minnesota bullied by surging mob who mistook them for ICE agents

Daily Mail UK ^ | January 19, 2026 | Natasha Anderson

[Morgana]

A group of men enjoying lunch at a Minneapolis deli were bullied by a surging mob who mistook them for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, video shows.

Five software engineers had been dining at Clancy's Deli when anti-ICE protesters gathered outside the restaurant's front windows and shouted obscenities at them.

'Get out of our f***ing neighborhood,' one protester was heard yelling in a clip obtained by Alpha News. Another shouted: 'If you're not with us, you're against us.'

One demonstrator even went as far as calling them pedophiles and another screamed 'I hope you die,' the news outlet reported.

A victim, known as Lee, claimed the mob's ringleader said the group, who are not affiliated with ICE, deserved to be harassed because they were 'white privileged males.'

He has alleged that the restaurant owner was responsible for the chaos by falsely claiming the group of software engineers were federal agents.

'You don't tell extremists that random customers are ICE agents. That's how people get hurt,' Lee said, adding how one of his friends feared they would be shot.

Lee added that the mob's vile attack has changed the way some of his friend group feels about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Dozens of protesters assembled outside the restaurant after a message was sent in the 'SW Minneapolis Rapid Response' Signal chat claiming that plain-clothed ICE officers were dining there.

One of Lee's friends was in the chat and also received the message, which reportedly stated ICE's presence at the restaurant was 'confirmed by the owner.'

Lee claimed it only took 15 minutes for the massive mob to arrive at the deli.

The software engineers were reportedly being photographed and filmed by the group as they ate.

[FreedomPoster]

I’ve carried for a long time. Decades. But not always as diligently as perhaps I should have.

I’m carrying a little heavier now, and certainly when I go to political events, in case some bad actor Leftist shows up. These people are being turned into stochastic terrorists.

[odawg]

These five men were not Federal officers, therefore, they are like the mob: They don’t have to obey the law, so they can strike back in any way they choose.

[Carl Vehse]

It’s time just to pave over Minneapolis over and start up rebuilding with new residents.

[TheDon]

“One defense official said the troops are standing by to deploy to Minnesota should President Donald Trump invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th-century law that would allow him to deploy active-duty troops as law enforcement.”

Apparently it’s only been invoked about 30 times. Most recently for the Rodney King riots.

[SharpRightTurn]

“’Get out of our f***ing neighborhood,’ one protester was heard yelling in a clip obtained by Alpha News. Another shouted: ‘If you’re not with us, you’re against us.’ One demonstrator even went as far as calling them pedophiles and another screamed ‘I hope you die,’”

I can’t imagine living around people like this—mean, deranged, angry leftists.

[dfwgator]

“’Get out of our f***ing neighborhood,’

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I bet they don’t even live there.

[fella]

The DemonRAT Lynch Mobs are back, look for a hanging soon.

[gnarledmaw]

Common veteran behavior in the US.

[BFW]

The brown shirts are there.......the black shirted antifa is there.....the bought and paid for anti-ice are there....the brain dead woke, the sososocilists are there, the lipservice LiberTARDS are there, the communists are there....the Burn, Loot and Murder (BLM) are there .... Lead by the failed CNN host Don Lemon. Who is being investigated by the DOJ for his participation in the harassment of church goers during a service.

You can not wait for the police to protect you and your family. You must take the protection of your self and your family in to your own hands.

Native Minnesotans and bystanders, people having lunch at a deli are being threatened, harassed and attacked on their own property on their own streets.

Now churches?

Arm your selves my friends, CCW, get pepper ball gun, pepper spray, bear, carry a pocket knife, a belt knife, be ready and when one of these barely human monsters try to attack you or your family or friends; let them be met by a hail of bullets fired in self defense let this be their notification that their ignorance and hate will not be tolerated.

[combat_boots]

You can also put security film on your windows.

[MinorityRepublican]

Trump is not going to invoke it unless it’s absolutely necessary.

[cld51860]

Walz’s Red Guard is out in force.

Shades of 2020’s “Summer of Love.” 🙄

[GenXPolymath]

The great thing about Texas is you can choose to open carry or not. Idiots like this come up I will just open my.backpack and take my pistol AR out and and shoulder it so everyone sees it over the shoulder in its legal position but it shows you have 30+ freedom pills ready they tend to tuck tail and leave like the cowards they are. Especially when the AR is the two stamp , SBR and suppressed it means you loose. Did this in Austin when some pantifa showed up just opened my bag shouldered my AR and looked at them like your move they left quickly. they called APD who showed up came over and was rapidly shut.down by my lawyer who also was eating with us and armed. They said thanks your sirs and left or face a USC color of law violation. Wisely their sergeant was like we are leaving.

[Scrambler Bob]

A software dev guy with a 9mm or a .45.

Well, the assembler can sometimes take some persuading to perform.