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Last Updated:January 25, 2026, 08:34 IST
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary reported a Minneapolis protester bit off a Homeland Security agent's finger. Donald Trump reposted the images.
Anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis. (Photo: File/Reuters)
Anti-ICE protests escalated on Saturday after Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin alleged that a Minneapolis protester allegedly bit off finger of a Homeland Security agent. She shared the images of officer’s severed finger on social media. Her post was reposted by US President Donald Trump.
“In Minneapolis, these rioters attacked our law enforcement officer and one of them bit off our HSI officer’s finger," she posted on X, adding, “He will lose his finger."
The suspect is now arrested. Attorney General Pamela Bondi confirmed the arrested and shared a post on X. “The suspect who allegedly bit the finger off of an HSI agent in Minnesota today has been arrested and is in custody. I have directed my federal prosecutors to file charges for this HEINOUS assault on our brave law enforcement officer," Bondi wrote on X.
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January 25, 2026, 08:34 IST
News world Anti-ICE Agitator Allegedly Bites Off Federal Officer's Finger During Minneapolis Protest
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