Disturbing footage has emerged from Minneapolis showing anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protestors aggressively confronting an elderly woman driver and ordering her to turn around during a street blockade. The incident, which occurred on a snowy road, is part of a wave of volatile demonstrations sparked by the fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good.
Confrontation on a Snowy Street
Video captured by Cam Higby and uploaded to X on January 10 shows a tense standoff. A group of at least six protestors on bicycles, most wearing masks and high-visibility vests, had taken over a roadway. The footage shows a red-headed woman in a grey Nissan pleading with the demonstrators, explaining she needed to access a parking spot behind their makeshift barricade of bikes.
Her requests were dismissed. One masked protestor can be heard yelling at her, "You need to make a f***ing U-turn right now." The demonstrators blocked the front and side of her vehicle, insisting the road was about to be used for a march involving 1,000 other protestors. Despite the woman's insistence that she could see a parking space, the protestor claimed it was an alleyway and repeatedly told her to turn around.
The camera pans to reveal a line of other vehicles trapped by the protest-induced gridlock. Higby, who described the cyclists as a "quasi-protest police force," interjected to ask if they were law enforcement. The protestor said no and asked for a moment to "deal with" the elderly driver.
Nationwide Protests After Fatal ICE Shooting
This street blockade is directly linked to the death of Renee Nicole Good. The 37-year-old mother was fatally shot on January 7 during a confrontation with ICE agents in Minneapolis. Federal officials state that agent Jon Ross acted in self-defence, claiming Good "weaponised" her SUV. This narrative is fiercely contested by protesters and some local officials, who have labelled the shooting a murder.
Good's death, filmed by her wife Rebecca, ignited the "ICE Out for Good" protest movement. Volatile demonstrations have erupted from New York and Texas to California, leading to arrests and raising fears of widespread unrest. In Austin, police took at least three people into custody after clearing a march.
Experts Warn of Normalised Lawlessness
Retired NYPD detective Mike Alcazar told Fox News Digital that protestors directing traffic and impeding law enforcement are normalising dangerous behaviour that threatens public safety. "You cannot take over a roadway. That is not part of your right to protest," Alcazar stated. "That's where we draw the line."
Without a permit, blocking traffic is illegal and can result in fines or jail time. Texas officials have adopted a particularly hardline stance. Governor Greg Abbott asserted that the Texas Department of Public Safety "was not putting up with defiant protesters," while Lt. Chris Olivarez emphasised that obstruction of roadways will not be tolerated.
As cities across the United States brace for further escalation, the Minneapolis video serves as a stark example of how heated protests are spilling over into direct, aggressive confrontations with the public, raising urgent questions about the boundaries of civil disobedience.
