Minnesota Democrat Live-Tweets ICE Agent Locations, Teaches Constituents How To Spot Unmarked Vehicles
Minnesota Democratic state Rep. Brad Tabke posted more than 20 updates to his X account Thursday documenting sightings of ICE agents in Shakopee, Prior Lake and Savage, suburbs about 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis.
Throughout the day, Tabke shared real-time locations of ICE agents and vehicles, including sightings near gas stations, a Panera and shopping centers in the Southbridge area. Tabke also described how to identify unmarked ICE vehicles. (RELATED: DHS Says ICE Agent Shoots Man After Being Ambushed in Minneapolis)
“All other cars on Marschall and 101 today are ICE if you know what to look for: front plate or missing front and rear… Missing state plates… Tinted windows… Vests/tactical gear,” he wrote.
All other cars on Marschall and 101 today are ICE if you know what to look for:
* Missing front or front and back plate
*Excluding state plates
* Tinted windows
*Tactical vests/equipment-Brad Tabke (@BradTabke) January 15, 2026
In another article, Tabke wrote that “law enforcement must be transparent, follow the law and not be a force of fear and intimidation.”
Tabke defended his actions on
The lawmaker also operated a registration website called “ICE Watch” allowing his supporters to report agent sightings, according to independent journalist Sarah Fields. Fields said the site has since been taken down.
Last week, I reported that a group of organized activists is led by Democratic Rep.-elect Brad Tabke, who runs semi-private networks that send activists to ICE operations. They do this openly with registration websites.
Tabke’s website, “ICE Watch,”… pic.twitter.com/80f7oz81ZT
– Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) January 13, 2026
Several conservative online commentators have called for Tabke’s resignation and arrest, including American Tribune co-founder Jason Robertson — who called for a RICO charge “if we had the will to do it” — as well as TikTok liberals.
The question of whether Tabke’s actions are legally protected remains open. Six legal experts told Reuters in September that ICE surveillance is largely protected by the First Amendment, as long as activists do not interfere with agents’ work. Federal circuit courts have repeatedly affirmed the right to record law enforcement in public spaces.
However, the legal boundary is narrower than simple observation. Sophia Cope, an attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, told Reuters that it can become “risky” when activists “record ICE and tell people where they are with the intention that people will avoid ICE or people will physically interfere with ICE.”
Under federal law, “shield[ing] “From the detection” of illegal immigrants – including through warnings of imminent coercive measures – can constitute harboring, punishable by ten years in prison.
Tabke served non-consecutive terms in the Minnesota House, first representing District 55A from 2019 to 2021 before losing re-election. He returned in 2023 to represent the redrawn District 54A and was re-elected in 2024 by just 15 votes. He currently co-chairs the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee and serves on the Energy Finance and Policy and Public Safety committees, according to the legislature’s website. His occupation is listed as “consultant”.
These publications come amid heightened tensions following the January 7 death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American citizen shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security says Good attempted to use his vehicle as a weapon; Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz disputed that characterization, with Frey calling the assertion “bullshit.” Protests demanding ICE leave the state have since taken place in Minneapolis.
Tabke’s office did not respond to The Daily Caller’s request for comment.
