"Jake Lang, a prominent right-wing activist, held a small pro-ICE rally in Minneapolis on Saturday. Within minutes, counterprotesters closed in and the confrontation turned violent. Hey, hey. Back up, back up. Do not impede me. Do not impede me. Do not impede me. That's assault. This is the moment anti-ICE protesters clashed with a prominent right-wing activist here in Minneapolis on Saturday, less than two weeks after a surge of federal agents deployed to the city as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown."
"Exactly 80 million Trump supporters voted for our president and for the agenda to sweep our nation of these migrants. Jake Lang, who spent four years in prison for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, before being pardoned by President Trump, encouraged his followers to meet him in Minneapolis Support ICE. to support ICE and confront what he called a Muslim takeover in the city. Let's go, patriots. Jake Lang. God bless you. Mike. God bless you, Jake Lang. Good to meet you, man. God bless you, guys. Let's move out. City Hall, City Hall. Let's go. Mike, that's got to be it, no? When they arrived at City Hall, hundreds of counterprotesters were waiting."
"When immigrants are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back. We have a First Amendment right to be here. Be peaceful. Be peaceful. President Trump invoked the Insurrection Act. Invoked the Insurrection Act. Quickly, it became clear that Lang and his crew of about 20 were largely outnumbered. Reporter: Does it concern you to be out here amongst a lot of people that don't agree with what you believe? I think the biggest reason that more conservatives don'"
Jake Lang, a right-wing activist and Jan. 6 participant pardoned by President Trump, held a small pro-ICE rally in Minneapolis that quickly met hundreds of counterprotesters. Lang and roughly 20 supporters chanted in favor of ICE and warned of a Muslim takeover, while counterprotesters chanted against immigrants and targeted public figures. Tensions escalated to violent confrontations and physical altercations at City Hall. The arrival followed a recent federal deployment tied to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and mentions of the Insurrection Act. Reporters noted Lang's small group was heavily outnumbered and faced vocal opposition from the crowd.
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