This is from last night in Maple Grove, a NW suburb of Minneapolis.
The Maple Groce Police showed up, declared an unlawful assembly and arrested people.
Maple Grove is in Hennepin County, as is Minneapolis.
Maple Grove leadership apparently has no tolerance for what happens routinely in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
AI
Recent events in Maple Grove, Minnesota, relate to protests against federal immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration, rather than a direct ICE raid or enforcement action in the city itself.On the evening of January 26, 2026, protesters gathered outside the SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel (in the 11600 block of Arbor Lakes Parkway). They believed it was lodging U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino (or other federal immigration agents/ICE personnel) amid heightened tensions over immigration crackdowns in the broader Minneapolis/Twin Cities area.The protest escalated:Demonstrators used noisemakers (like pots, pans, and utensils) to disrupt those inside.
Police reported unlawful behavior, including property damage and objects thrown at officers.
Maple Grove Police declared an unlawful assembly, issued dispersal orders, and arrested multiple people (reports vary from "several" to around 24 in some accounts) who refused to leave.