A demonstration at a Minneapolis hotel where protesters believed federal agents were staying turned heated on Sunday evening, with law enforcement reportedly using chemical irritants to clear the scene after some demonstrators vandalized the building. Protesters gathered at the Home2 Suites by Hilton near the University of Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Daily, where they believed federal immigration agents were staying after the killing of Alex Pretti. Video shows two federal officers with long guns standing outside the hotel lobby as protesters gather. “While they collaboratively worked to encircle the group for arrests because the demonstration was not peaceful, federal agents arrived without communication and deployed chemical irritants, clearing the group,” the DPS said in a post. Tim Walz, the Democratic Minnesota governor who was Kamala Harris’s running mate when she lost the 2024 presidential election to Trump, has urged the White House to withdraw federal immigration enforcement agents from the city.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2026 06:27 UTC