Minneapolis is in the midst of what local leaders are calling a “federal invasion.” In the days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot 37-year-old resident Renee Good, reports surfaced of a woman being dragged from her car as she went to a routine appointment at the brain trauma center. A Venezuelan man was shot in the leg by an ICE agent. A family of eight reported being tear gassed while walking home from their son’s basketball game, causing a 6-month-old child to lose consciousness.
According to the Trump administration, these incidents are entirely the fault of protesters, who are obstructing ICE. His supporters generally stand with the administration, echoing claims that Good was a “domestic terrorist” and that footage from Minneapolis shows protesters obstructing law enforcement.
But many Americans are troubled by what they see: seemingly indiscriminate violence perpetrated by ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents against immigrants and U.S. citizens. The flood of photos and images coming out of Minneapolis is having a real impact on the public’s perception of the agency and what’s happening in the city.
Several new polls show a decline in approval of ICE, with a YouGov/Economist survey finding that more Americans now want to abolish the agency rather than oppose it. Americans across the political spectrum also overwhelmingly support people’s ability to capture these scenes for themselves. A YouGov/ACLU poll released Jan. 15 found that 84 percent of respondents “agree that people have the right to safely observe, record, and document ICE activities in public (including 96 percent of Democrats, 90 percent of independents, and 73 percent of Republicans).” » The Trump administration is trying to counter with its own version of events, encouraging ICE agents to record protesters, posting clips of raids on X, and apparently using private data to track defenders and observers, even tracking them to their homes.
Journalists and photographers are doing invaluable work documenting scenes of chaos. Many, including Tim Evans, David Guttenfelder and Jack Califano, post these works on social media, where they have traveled far and wide.
Below we share a selection of photos documenting last week in Minneapolis.
Federal agents deploy tear gas as residents protest a federal agent-involved shooting during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States, January 14, 2026. The protest comes after a federal agent-involved shooting during an immigration enforcement operation, exactly one week after a federal agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good. (Photo by Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Residents rally after federal office fatally shoots Venezuelan man. The Trump administration has reportedly sent more than 2,000 federal agents to the region. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Federal agents deploy tear gas and pepper balls against community members during a January 14 protest. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
People participate in an anti-ICE protest in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, January 15, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Blocked businesses in parts of Minneapolis display posters of Renee Nicole Good on plywood-covered windows following her fatal shooting by an ICE agent. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)
Federal law enforcement agents take into custody a person who was in a residential neighborhood when unable to produce citizenship documents on Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
ICE agents pinned a man to the ground after protesters confronted them while arresting two people at a residence on January 13, 2026 in Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
A federal agent breaks the window of American citizen Aliya Rahman as they begin to remove her from her vehicle. Officers arrested Rahman, who said she was disabled and was on her way to a doctor’s appointment. (Photo by Octavio JONES/AFP via Getty Images).
Community members protest the ongoing immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A Border Patrol agent scans a driver’s face as he stops and questions him on the street during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Hundreds of students and allies gather in front of the Minnesota State Capitol to protest ongoing immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota and to denounce the murder of Renee Good on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Protesters demonstrate in front of the Whipple Federal Building on January 15, 2026 in Minneapolis. (Photo by Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A poster of Renee Good hangs next to photos of other homicide victims near a memorial to Good on January 15, 2026 in Minneapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A woman holds a sign reading “ICE We Saw It All” during a protest outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
