DHS Says Cuban Entrant Rammed ICE Vehicles in San Antonio Arrest
DHS says a Cuban entrant rammed ICE vehicles during an arrest in San Antonio, and video released by law enforcement shows officers subduing the suspect after he allegedly nearly ran over an officer. Officials and conservative outlets have framed the episode as part of a broader rise in hostile encounters with immigration agents — citing separate Minnesota incidents where agents were pelted and spat on — and some coverage links these clashes to Trump-era rhetoric about “paid agitators,” prompting pushback from Minnesota leaders who accuse the White House of politicizing enforcement.
📌 Key Facts
- Fox News reports a Minnesota article reinforces a broader DHS narrative also present in the San Antonio case, portraying a surge of 'hostile' encounters with immigration agents.
- That DHS narrative highlights alleged assault episodes (including spitting and crowd tackling) to support claims of rising attacks on ICE and Border Patrol personnel.
- The Minnesota incidents described include agents being stalked, pelted with food and spat upon at gas stations.
- Fox News links the Minnesota unrest to the San Antonio case as part of a pattern used to illustrate escalating confrontations with immigration enforcement.
- The coverage connects these incidents to former President Trump's national messaging that protesters are 'paid agitators' and 'insurrectionists.'
- Fox News notes Trump has characterized the people agents confront as 'murderers, drug lords, drug dealers' and 'mentally insane' violent offenders, language the outlet says is more extreme than prior coverage.
- Fox News frames this combined reporting as bolstering DHS's claims of a growing number of hostile encounters and attacks on immigration agents.
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January 24, 2026
January 22, 2026
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Minnesota agitators stalk, pelt Border Patrol agents with food and spit at gas stations, DHS says
New information:
- This Minnesota article reinforces a broader DHS narrative seen in the San Antonio case: portraying a surge of 'hostile' encounters with immigration agents and highlighting an alleged assault episode (spitting, crowd tackling) to support claims of rising attacks on ICE/Border Patrol personnel.
- It connects the Minnesota unrest to Trump’s national messaging that protesters are 'paid agitators and insurrectionists' and that agents are confronting 'murderers, drug lords, drug dealers' and 'mentally insane' violent offenders — language more extreme than in prior coverage.
January 16, 2026