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Masked Protester Attacks Attorney Documenting Anti-ICE Activities

2/5/2026

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Story summary

A masked protester punched Will Stancil, a Minnesota attorney, while he documented anti-ICE activities in Minneapolis.
An anti-ICE organizing network expelled him for allowing journalists to accompany him.
Will Stancil later posted on Bluesky that coalition politics are "poisonous."
Despite the attack and challenges, he remains committed to the cause and is collaborating with other groups.

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Story summary

A masked protester punched Will Stancil, a Minnesota attorney, while he documented anti-ICE activities in Minneapolis.
An anti-ICE organizing network expelled him for allowing journalists to accompany him.
Will Stancil later posted on Bluesky that coalition politics are "poisonous."
Despite the attack and challenges, he remains committed to the cause and is collaborating with other groups.