Federal agents cordon off a shooting scene as a crowd gathers in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026. Steven Maturen/Getty Images
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche suggested Monday that an organized group is behind protests in Minnesota, after the Trump administration launched an operation targeting fraud in the state.
Last month, two protesters were shot and killed by federal agents in separate incidents during demonstrations over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis and other parts of the state.
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