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![EXCLUSIVE: Tech workers say they were mistaken for ICE agents, accosted by anti-ICE mob What began as a casual lunch between five Twin Cities software engineers quickly escalated into a frightening encounter after the men were misidentified as undercover federal agents and protesters were alerted to the Minneapolis restaurant where they were dining. Alpha News obtained video and spoke with one of the men, Lee, a software engineer from Plymouth, who described how the situation unfolded. Lee said the group was eating lunch at Clancy’s Deli, near 38th Street and Grand Avenue South, when one of the men — who belongs to an anti-ICE Signal chat — received a message from a group labeled “SW Minneapolis Rapid Response” claiming that plainclothes ICE agents were dining at the restaurant. “My friend was shocked,” Lee said. “He’s on the [anti-ICE] side politically. He lives nearby. He’s eaten there before. And suddenly he’s seeing messages saying we’re ICE.” The software engineers — all white males dressed casually in sweatshirts and jackets — were soon confronted by protesters who surrounded the restaurant, shouting insults and blowing whistles in their ears as they attempted to leave, according to Lee. Lee emphasized to Alpha News that the group’s political views were mixed, but said the encounter left some of them reconsidering their positions. “One of us is pro-ICE, one anti-ICE, others on the fence,” he said. “After this, I think some of them are rethinking everything.”](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2012610307663802819/amplify_video_thumb/2012609481025232896/img/yY7MGpZQHh_yg5IR.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE: Tech workers say they were mistaken for ICE agents, accosted by anti-ICE mob What began as a casual lunch between five Twin Cities software engineers quickly escalated into a frightening encounter after the men were misidentified as undercover federal agents and protesters were alerted to the Minneapolis restaurant where they were dining. Alpha News obtained video and spoke with one of the men, Lee, a software engineer from Plymouth, who described how the situation unfolded. Lee said the group was eating lunch at Clancy’s Deli, near 38th Street and Grand Avenue South, when one of the men — who belongs to an anti-ICE Signal chat — received a message from a group labeled “SW Minneapolis Rapid Response” claiming that plainclothes ICE agents were dining at the restaurant. “My friend was shocked,” Lee said. “He’s on the [anti-ICE] side politically. He lives nearby. He’s eaten there before. And suddenly he’s seeing messages saying we’re ICE.” The software engineers — all white males dressed casually in sweatshirts and jackets — were soon confronted by protesters who surrounded the restaurant, shouting insults and blowing whistles in their ears as they attempted to leave, according to Lee. Lee emphasized to Alpha News that the group’s political views were mixed, but said the encounter left some of them reconsidering their positions. “One of us is pro-ICE, one anti-ICE, others on the fence,” he said. “After this, I think some of them are rethinking everything.”
Alpha News5,395,463 views • 9 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Former therapist slams 'fraudulent autism centers' in Minnesota, including one run by Flanagan's 'friend' Peggy Flanagan said she's been "friends for almost 25 years" with Nimco Ahmed. Now, DHS confirms an autism center operated by Ahmed is under investigation as a former employee of the center accuses it of being "fraudulent." Ahmed denied the allegations and told Alpha News that even asking questions about the care at her autism center was "bias." "I actually have an email conversation from 2023 stating that I did not believe their clients appeared to be autistic, and I also have a text message conversation from around that time telling someone that I was planning to leave that center because I had concerns related to fraud and that the owner, Nimco, didn't seem to care," said Grant Morgan, who used to work at Ahmed’s center.
Alpha News502,314 views • 1 month ago
WATCH: Edina residents speak out amid recent Somali gang violence "I don't go shopping at the Lunds to get shot at. I don't go to workout to get shot at. My two daughters that workout there have a rule now that when it comes to gym time, I'm with them," said one resident who listed off some of the violent incidents in the city in recent years.
Alpha News275,377 views • 1 month ago
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison calls his opponent's supporters "bigots and racists"
Alpha News281,097 views • 1 month ago
WATCH: Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges reveals at a press conference on Somali gang violence that police don't have a gang database "Minnesota, we've had a checkered history when it's come to dealing with gang databases ... I can't look you in the face and say how many gang members we got because we don't have a database."
Alpha News104,115 views • 18 days ago
WATCH: 'Another 5 to 10 years, we will not recognize the state,' says a Minnesota Democrat who plans to vote Republican Anthony Walsh, a Democrat who is now voting Republican "all the way," spoke with Liz Collin on her podcast. Walsh spoke about the need for change to combat fraud, improve affordability, reduce crime, and address other concerns. "I speak for a lot of people I talk with as well about the current state of our state. And another 5 to 10 years of what we're seeing now, we will not recognize the state that a lot of us grew up in," Walsh said.
Alpha News26,179 views • 5 days ago
🚨WATCH: A Minnesota millionaire tells lawmakers that he legally received SNAP benefits "My wife and I received nearly $6,000 of SNAP benefits over a 19-month period ... my wife and I received these benefits as a wealthy couple because eligibility in Minnesota is based on income only, not assets," Rob Undersander said while testify in support of a SNAP reform bill. "When we have nearly 1 in 7 Americans receiving food stamps in the wealthiest nation on earth with historically low unemployment rates, something is wrong ... one might call the current eligibility rules fraud by design."
Alpha News646,080 views • 7 months ago
🚨 BREAKING: Minnesota Republican governor candidate Mike Lindell is facing criticism after the Washington Examiner reported that he supports "six-month amnesty for illegal immigrants" A few weeks ago, Lindell told local media that under his proposal, anyone who's here "that is an illegal immigrant" would be able to get a "conditional nonresident visa." "You're not a citizen, but you don't have to leave, ever, "as long as a couple of things happen," Lindell said. Lindell said this would lead to an increase in tax revenue. "You take that money and you use it to legalize people," he said. Lindell's primary opponent, Lisa Demuth, said she "would expect this from Amy Klobuchar and Tim Walz, but I’m surprised to see it coming from a fellow GOP candidate for governor." "I will work with the federal government to deport criminal illegal immigrants instead of giving them amnesty,” she said. What do you think of Lindell's idea?
Alpha News250,564 views • 3 months ago
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🚨 BREAKING: The Minneapolis City Council moves forward with the potential legalization of "adult bathhouses and sex venues." "The 1988 ban wasn't a neutral policy. It was written during a moral panic targeting gay men," says Council Member Jason Chavez. Do you think this is a good idea?
Alpha News440,899 views • 7 months ago
WATCH: "The mob mentality is stunning" Dr. Mehmet Oz (Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and Jim O'Neill (Deputy Sec. of HHS) explained how they were flipped off, followed, and their cars were surrounded while trying to investigate fraud at a building in St. Paul.
Alpha News508,030 views • 9 months ago