January 2026 — Members of the Border Patrol tactical team, BORTAC, hold cans of tear gas in Minneapolis on January 21, 2026.

January 2026 — A Border Patrol BORTAC officer wearing a Forward Observations Group patch on his helmet. Seen in Minneapolis on January 21, 2026.

January 2026 — Border Patrol officers part of the tactical BORTAC unit outside a gas station in South Minneapolis on January 21, 2026.

January 2026 — Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino walks alongside BORTAC officers at a Speedway gas station in Minneapolis on January 22, 2026.

January 2026 — Border Commander Greg Bovino stands outside a South Minneapolis gas station this morning with BORTAC officers in what seemed like an effort to draw more and more people to the scene as other agents shoot high resolution video of the crowd yelling and blowing whistles.

January 2026 — A Border Patrol officer wearing a GoPro on his head goes into a gas station in South Minneapolis on January 21, 2026. This while other agents shoot close up photos of citizens outside the gas station.

January 2026 — An observer blows a whistle at a gas station as Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino looks on.

January 2026 — Federal agents outside a Speedway gas station in South Minneapolis as an observer blows a whistle. Seen on January 21, 2026.

January 2026 — Greg Bovino points at an observer in Minneapolis as he stands with the Border Patrol BORTAC unit outside a South Minneapolis gas station on January 21, 2026.

January 2026 — Border Patrol agents do a photo shoot at a Speedway gas station with Commander Greg Bovino on January 21, 2026 in Minneapolis.

January 2026 — Woman on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis holding up a sign that reads: "Ya'll din't look for missing children this hard" on January 19, 2026.

January 2026 — An SUV driving down Hennepin Avenue with 2 federal agents standing in the doors in Uptown Minneapolis on January 19, 2026.

January 2026 — Last night on Lake Street in Minneapolis where i'm told a couple of ICE agents or ICE contractors were eating at an Indian grill when they were recognized and then called for backup feeling uncomfortable. BORTAC, the Border Patrol high risk tactical unit showed up - walking around holding up canisters of tear gas in the air as whistles blew and horns honked.

January 2026 — A BORTAC officer interacts with observers on Lake Street in Minneapolis. I've been told 2 agents or contractors connected to ICE were eating at the Indian grill when they felt uncomfortable after being recognized. They then called for backup to be removed from the restaurant.