Story perspectives

UMN SDS Protests Shift Focus Amid Controversial Arrests

2/5/2026

Summary

Story summary

The University of Minnesota student group Students for a Democratic Society (UMN SDS) shifted from anti-Israel protests to anti-ICE demonstrations.
The group was linked to a violent 2024 campus-storming incident.
A January 28 protest produced 67 arrests after barricades were breached and police declared the gathering unlawful.
Protesters claimed the Graduate by Hilton Hotel housed ICE agents.
UMN SDS has conducted weekly trainings and vowed to continue protests against ICE.

1 of 1

Story summary

The University of Minnesota student group Students for a Democratic Society (UMN SDS) shifted from anti-Israel protests to anti-ICE demonstrations.
The group was linked to a violent 2024 campus-storming incident.
A January 28 protest produced 67 arrests after barricades were breached and police declared the gathering unlawful.
Protesters claimed the Graduate by Hilton Hotel housed ICE agents.
UMN SDS has conducted weekly trainings and vowed to continue protests against ICE.