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Anti-ICE Rapid-Response Protesters Mistake Minneapolis Tech Workers for ICE Outside Deli

The confrontation followed a group chat alert during ongoing protests over a Jan. 7 ICE shooting.

Overview

  • Video published by Alpha News shows protesters converging on Clancey’s Deli within minutes of a Signal alert claiming plainclothes ICE agents were inside.
  • An engineer identified as Lee said his friend in the SW Minneapolis Rapid Response chat received the alert despite being anti-ICE and was shocked to see their group labeled as agents.
  • As the men exited, protesters blew whistles and shouted insults; Lee says some called them pedophiles and a colleague feared being shot.
  • Lee told the outlet the deli’s owner allegedly confirmed to activists that the men were ICE, a claim not independently verified, and the owners could not be reached.
  • ICE separately said two demonstrators in Minnesota were arrested for allegedly assaulting officers as protests continue nationwide.