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But, you know, given the strong community response we've seen here so far, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people still show up.
And you said negative 10, right?
Yeah, so last Sunday, protesters entered a church in St.
Paul because one of the pastors there is a local official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Federal officials said the three protesters were arrested on charges related to a conspiracy to deprive other people of their rights, in this case, religious rights.
One of the people arrested is a civil rights lawyer and a prominent local activist.
And these arrests seem to be part of a shifting, harder line the administration is taking with some protesters.
Here's Vice President J.D.
Vance.
He visited Minneapolis yesterday.
Vance drew a distinction between violent and nonviolent protests, but videos of that church protest show people marching and chanting, it does not appear violent.
And the vast majority of protests here have been peaceful.
Yeah, that's right.
So, you know, this week, Gregory Bovino, the head of Customs and Border Protection, he blamed those instances of violence on what he called, quote, an influx of anarchist protesters.
But we are hearing more and more cases of people reporting aggressive behavior from
Immigration officers.
Some U.S.
citizens are speaking out about being stopped or detained by immigration agents.
Here's Nasser Ahmed speaking at a press conference this Wednesday.
She's a U.S.