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FBI Opens Probe After TPUSA Reporter Assaulted at Minneapolis ICE Protest

The federal probe signals heightened attention to press safety at volatile protests.

Overview

  • Video from Saturday shows multiple protesters striking Savanah Hernandez outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, and she later reported a headache and stiff neck.
  • Deputies with the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that four people will be charged, with three tied to assaults on a journalist and a deputy and a fourth for obstruction with force.
  • The Justice Department and FBI have opened a federal criminal investigation, confirmed publicly by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon.
  • Social media posts flagged Chris, DeYanna, and Paige Ostroushko as participants seen in the footage, while some local outlets declined to name suspects before formal charges.
  • The Whipple facility has drawn near-daily anti-ICE demonstrations since Operation Metro Surge increased immigration enforcement, and prior clashes there have shaped a strong police response.