U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino has exposed the escalating violence perpetrated by leftist anarchists in Minneapolis, which now includes targeting innocent American citizens whose vehicles they mistakenly believe belong to ICE or Border Patrol.
People driving trucks and SUVs are being chased and followed by protesters honking their horns, yelling at them, and blowing whistles.
Bovino warned of the escalation while speaking to NewsNation’s Ali Bradley on Saturday.
“If they even think you’re law enforcement, then you’re getting it also,” Bovino warned.
#EXCLUSIVE “If they even think you’re law enforcement, then you’re getting it also…” @CMDROpAtLargeCA says “anarchists” are not only vandalizing government vehicles but they’re getting reports form the police that U.S. citizens are being impacted as well. pic.twitter.com/KNTL10a6K2
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) January 17, 2026
He accurately described the agitators as “anarchists,” “rioters,” and “bad people,” who “wish to harm law enforcement.”
In one incident of this, the owner of Arborgold, a tree trimming service in the Twin Cities posted that they were being harassed by the protesters.
“Driving through town, and a convoy of vehicles started following, honking their horns and blowing whistles on every corner, trying to warn people we are ICE. I’m not ICE I’m just a tree trimmer with a really big truck,” the owner wrote, along with a video, posted to TikTok on January 11.
Lmao the owner of Arborgold, a tree trimming service in Minneapolis, posted this.
The activists are so insane. pic.twitter.com/wQGpziUBli
— Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) January 13, 2026
Violence from rioters has been continuous in Minneapolis since the deployment of thousands of ICE agents in December.
In one brazen overnight attack, 14 federal vehicles parked at a hotel were vandalized, with graffiti and damage that left them inoperable.
Protesters even smashed into unmarked FBI SUVs, ripping out a locked weapons container using a tow rope and a pickup truck, then looting it while livestreaming the dox of federal agents.
The White House has pointed the finger squarely at Democrats for fueling this mayhem.
“The Democrat Party has demeaned these individuals,” Leavitt said Thursday regarding the treatment of immigration officers by leftist lunatics. “They’ve even referred to them as ‘Nazis’ and as ‘the Gestapo.’ And that is absolutely leading to the violence we’re seeing in the streets.”
“If you look at some of the images out of Minneapolis last night, look at this vehicle, look at what it says,” Leavitt continued. “It says, ‘F ICE.’ You have these individuals who are putting their middle finger, proudly so, at the camera, another ICE individual, a vehicle that was vandalized last night by these left wing agitators.”
Leavitt concluded, “These people don’t do this without encouragement from people in power who make them feel like it’s OK.”
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