Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota on Friday, as public fury boiled over in freezing temperatures amid US president Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Since the beginning of December, tens of thousands of agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencyhave descended on the liberal and traditionally-Democrat voting state. The activities of thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who arrived in Minneapolis since last month have drawn widespread protests. Five-year-old 'used as bait'Public anger deepened this week after photos emerged of ICE detaining a five-year-old boy, Liam Ramos. ICE agents' detention of Liam Ramos, 5, as he arrived home from preschool on Tuesday has sparked nationwide outrage in the US.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2026 21:05 UTC