Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis on Friday (January 30, 2026) in the latest show of anger over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, as a prominent U.S. journalist was charged over his coverage of protests in the northern city. Minneapolis has become the epicentre of the immigration policy backlash after two protesters, both U.S. citizens, were shot dead by federal agents this month. “I don’t think our Federal Government should be terrorising our people like this,” Sushma Santhana, 24, told AFP as protesters chanted “our streets!” around her. The U.S. rock legend recently released “Streets of Minneapolis,” a tribute to the two killed protesters. Government shutdownMr. Trump had claimed he wanted to “de-escalate a little bit” in the fallout of the deaths and appointed a new point man in Minneapolis, top immigration adviser Tom Homan.

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2026 01:27 UTC