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TPUSA Reporter Savanah Hernandez Assaulted Outside Minneapolis ICE Facility

Video reviews by police continue after a DOJ civil-rights official signaled attention.

Overview

  • Hernandez, who was filming outside the Whipple Federal Building on Saturday, was hit by several protesters and shoved to the ground in clips shared online.
  • Video from multiple angles shows punches thrown at Hernandez and a balding man in a blue sweatshirt pushing her to the pavement near a chain-link fence.
  • Social media posts named Chris, Deyanna, and Paige Ostroushko as participants seen confronting Hernandez, with separate clips showing Chris pushing her from behind.
  • Law enforcement moved in as the crowd swelled, and Hennepin County Jail records show Lorenzo Amadeo Garcia was booked on probable cause of obstructing the legal process.
  • Hernandez’s posts drew a response from DOJ civil-rights leader Harmeet Dhillon, who wrote “On it,” as officials review the incident at a site known for recurring anti-ICE clashes and prior arrests.