Federal agents use teargas on protesters outside ICE agents’ alleged Minneapolis hotel

<p>Protesters reportedly had gathered at the hotel after the killing of Alex Pretti, with some vandalizing the building</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/26/minnesota-minneapolis-ice-protests-alex-pretti-donald-trump-us-politics-live-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A demonstration at a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> hotel where protesters believed federal agents were staying turned heated Sunday evening, with law enforcement reportedly using chemical irritants to clear the scene after some demonstrators vandalized the building.</p><p>Protesters gathered at the Home2 Suites by Hilton near the University of Minnesota, <a href="https://mndaily.com/uncategorized/home2-suites-noise-demonstration-dispersed-university-ave-se-blocked-off-by-police/01/25/2026/">according to the Minnesota Daily</a>, where they believed federal immigration agents were staying after the killing of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/alex-pretti-minneapolis-minnesota-shooting">Alex Pretti</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVzSWdTVRtE">Video</a> from the scene shows protesters making loud noises outside and graffiti on the windows with messages saying things like “ICE out,” alluding to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">US Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a>, the federal government agency which has been at the forefront of the Trump administration’s ongoing mass deportation campaign.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/minnesota-minneapolis-ice-hotel-protests">Continue reading...</a>

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