Anti-ICE protesters violently swarmed a Minneapolis hotel where they believed federal officers were staying, hurling items at people inside, smashing its windows, and graffitiing “F–K ICE” across the building’s facade Sunday.
The large mob descended on the Home2 Suites by Hilton Hotel late Sunday, as tensions gripped the Twin Cities just one day after Border Patrol agents shot and killed protester Alex Pretti, 37, in Minneapolis.
They shoved and hurled objects at a Minneapolis Police Department officer and others just inside the hotel’s lobby and attempted to push their way in — forcing those inside to use two large vending machines to physically block the rowdy demonstrators.
“We’re all locals, it’s all locals!” one man shouted as he tried to ward off the protesters. “You guys are doing this for no reason.”
The protesters also banged on trash cans, slammed snow shovels, blew whistles, stomped, yelled and shone strobe lights on the hotel’s facade in an attempt to disturb the federal officers who they believed were sleeping inside.
Several turned to vandalism, smashing the windows of the hotel and scrawling “ICE OUT,” “F–K ICE” and “ICE KILLS” across its facade. Debris and trash littered the hotel’s lobby following the madness.
Swarms of heavily armed federal agents later arrived, spilling out of an armored vehicle. They quickly deployed tear gas and flash-bangs to disperse the crowd.
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One federal agent who was guarding the hotel entrance appeared to be bleeding from his nose or mouth. It wasn’t immediately clear how he became bloodied.
At least two people were taken away in cuffs.
It wasn’t immediately clear if any federal agents were actually staying at the hotel.
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