Noem backtracks on ICE pepper spray denial amid tension in Minneapolis
US justice department announced it is investigating protesters in Minnesota who disrupted church servicesKristi Noem first denied that federal agents were using chemical agents against protesters, then after being shown video footage turned to blaming the protesters themselves, as tensions...
<p>US justice department announced it is investigating protesters in Minnesota who disrupted church services</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/kristi-noem">Kristi Noem</a> first denied that federal agents were using chemical agents against protesters, then after being shown video footage turned to blaming the protesters themselves, as tensions continued to run high amid the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a>’s surge of federal officers into <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>.</p><p>The head of homeland security, who has acted as spearhead for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">ICE</a>) <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/donald-trump-immigration-crackdown">operation</a> in the city – known as “Operation Metro Surge” – told the CBS show <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/noem-defends-minnesota-ice-operations-says-judges-order-didnt-change-anything/">Face the Nation</a> on Sunday that her department had not used pepper spray against crowds.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/kristi-noem-pepper-spray-minneapolis-ice">Continue reading...</a>
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