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FBI Opens Probe Into Assault on TPUSA Reporter at Minneapolis ICE Protest

Federal attention signals that charges could follow widely shared videos of the assault.

Overview

  • Turning Point USA contributor Savanah Hernandez was attacked by protesters outside Minneapolis’ Whipple ICE building on Saturday, with videos showing punches and a shove that knocked her to the ground.
  • The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said four people will be charged from the protest, with three tied to assaults on a journalist and a deputy and a fourth facing gross misdemeanor obstruction with force.
  • FOX 9 reported an FBI investigation is underway, and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon publicly confirmed a federal criminal review in posts responding to the incident.
  • Multiple clips circulating online identified alleged assailants as Chris, Deyanna, and Paige Ostroushko, while jail records show 20-year-old Lorenzo Amadeo Garcia was booked on probable cause of obstructing the legal process.
  • Hernandez said her glasses were broken and she later reported a headache and a stiff neck, in a case that unfolded at a site of recurring anti-ICE protests that have seen prior clashes, arrests, and provocative tactics.