White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has accused Minnesota Democratic leaders of orchestrating an “insurrection” by protecting criminal illegal immigrants and allowing violent mobs to obstruct federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.
Miller discussed the issue during an appearance on Saturday’s episode of Fox News’ My View with Lara Trump.
Minneapolis has been plagued with protests and riots since December, when ICE agents began a massive operation in the city.
The riots have been escalating in severity since the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by an ICE agent as she plowed her car into him earlier this month.
Miller placed the blame for the chaos and violence directly on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
“Foreign illegals who rape children… are protected at every level by Minnesota leadership,” Miller stated during the interview.
Miller continued, “When ICE goes to arrest them, they unleash violent mobs to attack and impede officers!”
He described the actions of Walz, Frey, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison as a deliberate “violent insurrection” against federal immigration enforcement.
Miller argued that allowing cities and states to nullify federal immigration laws undermines the republic, accusing the leaders of inciting “outside agitators” to violence.
WATCH:
BREAKING: Stephen Miller publicly accuses Tim Walz and Mayor Frey of INSURRECTION
“Foreign illegals who R*PE children… protected at every level by MN leadership. When ICE goes to arrest them, they unleash violent MOBS to attack and impede officers!” pic.twitter.com/CcgpPaoU3k
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 18, 2026
During the riot on Wednesday evening, militants reportedly destroyed multiple ICE agent cars, stealing items, vandalizing them, and even breaking into an agent’s gun box in the street.
“Anti-ICE rioters tied a TOW ROPE to a weapons locker in a federal vehicle and RIPPED IT OUT with a pickup truck, as Minneapolis PD REFUSED to respond,”
BREAKING: Anti-ICE rioters tied a TOW ROPE to a weapons locker in a federal vehicle and RIPPED IT OUT with a pickup truck, as Minneapolis PD REFUSED to respond
THIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE
DHS agents are SITTING DUCKS
WE NEED MARINES HERE NOW! Locals are BEGGING for relief, 47! pic.twitter.com/v88fqedOOV
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 15, 2026
Sortor added, “THIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE DHS agents are SITTING DUCKS WE NEED MARINES HERE NOW! Locals are BEGGING for relief, 47!”
BREAKING: Anti-ICE Mob is now slashing tires and busting windows of ICE vehicle pic.twitter.com/K4qkcxb0Qb
— Human Events (@HumanEvents) January 15, 2026
President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if state leaders continue to “obstruct” ICE operations, but has not done so as of Saturday evening.
“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State,” Trump wrote a post on Truth Social on Thursday.
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