STORY: U.S. Security Forces fired tear gas at protesters who gathered near the Whipple Federal Building over a surge in immigration agents on the streets of Minneapolis on Thursday (January 15) evening.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces in Minnesota after days of angry protests over a surge in immigration agents on the streets of Minneapolis.

Confrontations between residents and federal officers have become increasingly tense after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a U.S. citizen, Renee Good, in a car eight days ago in Minneapolis, and the protests have spread to other cities.

Trump's latest threat came a few hours after an immigration officer shot a Venezuelan man who the government said was fleeing after agents tried to stop his vehicle in Minneapolis. The man was wounded in the leg.

Since the surge began, agents have arrested both immigrants and protesters, at times smashing windows and pulling people from their cars. They have been shouted at for stopping Black and Latino U.S. citizens to demand identification.

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VIDEO SHOWS: SECURITY FORCES FIRING TEAR GAS AT PROTESTERS GATHERED NEAR BISHOP HENRY WHIPPLE FEDERAL BUILDING

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SHOWS: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 15, 2026) (ABC AFFILIATE KTSP - No use USA / No archive) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. U.S. SECURITY FORCES ARRIVING

2. SECURITY FORCES CONFRONTING PROTESTERS / TEAR GAS IN BACKGROUND

3. SECURITY FORCES SUBDUING MAN / TEAR GAS CANISTER THROWN BACK AT SECURITY FORCES / AGENT KICKING CANISTER AWAY

4. PROTESTERS FACING OFF AGAINST SECURITY FORCES / CROWD CHANTING (English): “SHAME”

5. PROTESTERS FACING OFF AGAINST SECURITY FORCES

6. SECURITY FORCES SURGING FORWARD AND PUSHING PROTESTERS BACK

7. AGENT DIRECTING MEDIA BACK

8. SECURITY FORCES SUBDUING MAN / MAN OVERHEARD SAYING (English): “I can’t breathe. I can’t fucking breathe.” / AGENT PUSHING PROTESTERS AWAY

9. SECURITY FORCES MOVING BACK

10. AGENT STANDING GUARD

11. SECURITY FORCES BACKING AWAY