Conservative journalist Nick Sortor has been detained in Minneapolis after he was forced to drive through a mob of violent anti-ICE protesters, who surrounded his vehicle, smashed his windows, and threatened to kill him and his colleague, Cam Higby.
Sortor has been on the ground in Minneapolis covering ICE activity and the protesters that follow them.
Earlier on Sunday, Sortor was attacked by the mob rioting outside an ICE facility. Law enforcement had to deploy tear gas and pepper balls to stop it.
Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) was just ATTACKED by a violent mob outside of the Bishop Henry Whipple building in Minneapolis
Federal agents threw a flash bang to disperse the crowd pic.twitter.com/KU5a7YTO8V
— Cam Higby (@camhigby) January 12, 2026
NICK SORTOR WAS JUST ATTACKED AGAIN:
During the attack, federal agents deployed a massive amount of tear gas and pepper balls pic.twitter.com/D9zo64BwB4
— Cam Higby (@camhigby) January 12, 2026
Later, while attempting to drive his vehicle, Sortor and Higby were surrounded by protesters who pushed trash into his windows, dumped it on the hood, and even spat on the vehicle.
BREAKING: @CamHigby and I were just SURROUNDED by leftists simply for existing outside the ICE facility in Minneapolis
These disgusting pigs started pushing trash into my windows and all over the hood, and one spit on my window.
Thank GOD federal agents were nearby, or this… pic.twitter.com/aYYgECt5tl
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 11, 2026
“Thank GOD federal agents were nearby, or this could’ve gotten ugly,” Sortor reported.
As the evening went on and they attempted to leave, rioters surrounded their vehicle, began smashing windows with frozen waterbottles, spray painting it, and threatening to kill them.
Sortor, clearly fearing for his life, drove them out of harms way — through the rioters.
He wrote:
These are the moments leading up to Minneapolis anti-ICE rioters SURROUNDING my vehicle, smashing my windows, and attempting to kiII Cam Higby and me
I was forced to drive away to save our lives, repeatedly warning those standing in front to GET OUT OF THE WAY.
They didn’t listen, so I had no choice but to go anyway.
They then used vehicles to BLOCK US as we were running, forcing me to throw the truck off the road to go around them.
Then, it appears we were CHASED down the interstate by another one of their goons.
I have to post this now because these idiots called the police on me saying I had a gun and was “running innocent protestors over”
You can try to terrorize me all you want. BUT I WILL NEVER STOP, AND NEVER SHUT UP.
Sorter and Higby both posted videos of the attack.
BREAKING: These are the moments leading up to Minneapolis anti-ICE rioters SURROUNDING my vehicle, smashing my windows, and attempting to kiII @CamHigby and me
I was forced to drive away to save our lives, repeatedly warning those standing in front to GET OUT OF THE WAY.… pic.twitter.com/lzPyuJWUFx
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 12, 2026
This is the moment @nicksortor was forced to drive away as a mob SURROUNDED his vehicle, smashed the windows, and spray painted the car.
Rioters have now told @MinneapolisPD that we have guns. The rioters repeatedly threatened to kill us. pic.twitter.com/Rz1xzzklql
— Cam Higby (@camhigby) January 12, 2026
In order to have Sortor detained, the rioters told police that he and Higby had guns.
Militant protestors used PRE-FROZEN water bottles to smash the windows of @nicksortor truck. pic.twitter.com/bwowehiVs0
— Cam Higby (@camhigby) January 12, 2026
Rioters at Minneapolis federal building blocked @nicksortor and I with their vehicles and bodies.
They smashed our windows and tagged the car. We believe we were followed down the interstate. pic.twitter.com/6502nTzimy
— Cam Higby (@camhigby) January 12, 2026
Sortor reported that he and Higby were detained by police, but have since been released.
“Detained by Eagan Police, because we fled to their station. They were detaining on behalf of Minneapolis Police,” Sortor wrote. “Have since been released.”
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