Mayor blames ICE for 'creating chaos' in Minneapolis and tells protesters to go home after illegal migrant is shot

Daily Mail UK ^ | January 15, 2026 | Brittany Chain

[Morgana]

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey slammed ICE officials for 'creating chaos' in his city after an agent who was 'ambushed' during an arrest shot a suspect in the leg.

The Department of Homeland Security said the suspect was an illegal migrant from Venezuela who ran away on foot Wednesday night before joining two others to attack the agent with a 'broomstick or shovel.'

The suspect was shot in the leg and remains in a stable condition in hospital. Two accomplices were also in police custody, and the agent involved was also taken to hospital after he was violently set upon by the trio.

Law enforcement officers wearing masks were using tear gas and flash bangs on protesters at the scene, just 4.5 miles north of where Good was shot, in an effort to control the crowds.

Frey urged protesters who had arrived at the scene to 'go home', warning they were making matters worse and 'taking the bait.'

'For anyone who is taking the bait tonight: stop,' he said at a late-night press conference to address the second ICE shooting to rock his city in a week.

'It is not helpful. Go home. We cannot counter Donald Trump's chaos with our own chaos.

'You are not helping the undocumented immigrants in our city, you are not helping the people who call this place home.'

Protesters had been throwing snowballs and fireworks in the direction of officers as they chanted 'our streets' in the wake of the shooting, Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara revealed.

'The crowd is engaging in illegal acts,' he said. 'We ask anyone at the scene to leave immediately. This is already a tense scenario and we do not need it to escalate any further.

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[dennisw]

This is his go signal.

[ComputerGuy]

Maybe a little chaos is what we need.
Lower the illegals’ comfort factor.

[moviefan8]

The mayor is ab idiot. He refuses to arrest the people causing chaos. They will not go away if told to do so. He also seemed to blame ICE because they made a guy come at them with a shovel. He did it on his own.

[DIRTYSECRET]

He’s trying to have it both ways knowing people getting killed is a reflection on him.
Crisis management-their ineptitude does not come out until a crisis arrives. Think Afghanistan withdrawal. Katrina-the governors reaction to the hurricane was a nervous breakdown. November voters don’t take that into account.

[OttawaFreeper]

If the liberal white Karens simply let ICE do their job (rounding up illegals of whom many are human and drug traffickers, welfare rip off artists, and other such lowlifes), there would be very little or no chaos whatsoever.

[cp124]

Sounds like he’s in charge.

[Kudsman]

Democrats think protecting child sodomizers and murders is a winning strategy. Then they look at you with crazy eyes and dare you to disagree.

America needs to build big beautiful asylums now.

[DIRTYSECRET]

People don’t know that there are cultures out there where it’s ok to steal. This bunch goes as far as kleptomania.

[cgbg]

Mayor: “undocumented immigrants”

That label encourages everyone to violate every law out there because it would just be “undocumented” bank withdrawals, “undocumented borrowing of vehicles”, “undocumented” grocery shopping and eventually “undocumented” euthanasia.

[cgbg]

People don’t know that there are entire political parties where it is OK to steal.

The Mayor is a member of such a political party.

The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.

[cgbg]

People don’t know that there are entire political parties where it is OK to steal.

The Mayor is a member of such a political party.

The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.

[backpacker_c]

The rest of the untold story

One of atleast 3 vandalized vehicles

Protesters break into one secure safe and steal reportedly atleast one ar15 and other firearms

Minneapolis rioters successfully BROKE OPEN a weapons locker in a federal vehicle and STOLE A RIFLE and ammunition before fleeing

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2011693543379652619

Another firearm secure safe in a vehicle had the safe removed by a truck with a tow strap, and protesters attempted to open it

Multiple people caught on video ripping the SAFE out of a DHS vehicle.

https://x.com/KimKatieUSA/status/2011676050573709754

[backpacker_c]

Confidential paperwork that was left behind now in the hands of protesters and antifa

Also left behind by the Feds appear to GW a stack of papers including arrest warrants and intelligence now in the hands of Minneapolis community members opposing ICE.

https://x.com/FordFischer/status/2011664965665726548

Leftist streamer doxxing information

LIVE THEFT OF FEDERAL PROPERTY: Two DHS vehicles in Minneapolis looted with equipment & docs stolen.Status Coup read the full DHS Minnesota ops plan on stream (names, IDs, phone numbers).

https://x.com/KimKatieUSA/status/2011672635596550345

Leftist likely antifa associated streamer mercado media went through documents and started reading information on his stream. The stream was later reported to have been deleted, but anyone watching has the information already

MercadoMedia1 has doxxed an ice agent on his livestream!

https://x.com/lancevideos/status/2011667285413675067

[backpacker_c]

Laptops containing information was also reportedly stolen.

The loss of the paperwork and information is going to be a big problem, Some of the information that was said by protesters in the stuff left behind included

operation plans, targeted individuals, and locations - meaning specific people ice was going to target

agents and their contact/home info

hotels, room numbers and agendas

travel plans, contacts

booking proceedures, locations of facilities

radio frequencies, likely encryption codes for the frequencies

There was no reason for all this information to be in the vehicles, and all these people will have to be moved, security provided for people who’s homes have been doxxed, etc.

[Kid Shelleen]

Mayor Small Frey has blood on his hands.

[struggle]

Cops are staying home too. Frey’s little protesters might destroy the city again.

[GranTorino]

Sounds like the info was worth protecting.
Wish they would of caught them in the act.

[Vision]

The mayor and his supporters are exhibiting low character.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It would not just “reduce chaos,” it would restore order and reduce crime like we haven’t seen for decades. Stopping the looting of the local, state and federal treasuries would restore fiscal sanity and balance public budgets.