Overview
- Maple Grove police said the hotel protest escalated with property damage and objects thrown at officers, prompting a dispersal order and a multi-agency response that cleared the area by 10 p.m.
- Arrest figures differed across outlets, with police citing several arrests, the Star Tribune reporting at least six, and CNN reporting approximately 26 as processing continued.
- Demonstrators targeted the SpringHill Suites because they believed Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino was staying there, though authorities have not confirmed his presence.
- DHS said it will not confirm or deny officers’ locations to avoid doxxing, as police review third-party videos including a clip of a man exposing himself from a hotel window and separate footage of men drinking inside.
- The protest wave expanded beyond Minnesota, with NYPD arresting dozens during a sit-in inside a Manhattan Hilton Garden Inn over claims the hotel was housing immigration officers.