WATCH: James O’Keefe goes inside Minneapolis anti-ICE violence, reveals groups getting your tax money to riot
Investigative reporter James O’Keefe has gone, with his team, inside the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement mob scene in Minneapolis, and has confirmed that at least some of the groups funding the violence have gotten federal tax money.
One group he identified in a new video was “Make the Road New York,” which has submitted tax filings reporting some $16 million in “grants.”
O’Keefe explained his uncover team also found groups like “Independent Socialist Group” to be funding the agitators.
“Our team went undercover inside the mob and was surrounded as agitators admitted what groups they worked with on hidden cameras. An entire network of NGOs, unions, and activist groups including ‘SEIU.’ ‘Make the Road New York,’ and the ‘Independent Socialist Group’ are all behind this chaos,” O’Keefe explains. “We were accused of being ‘feds,’ chased, teargassed, hit, and forced to retreat when our team was being attacked and threatened.
“We received death threats via text messages and were followed to each location we were at. The autonomous zone we were in had zero police present, press were interrogated about their identity, and anyone who was not on their side became a target.”
Editor’s Note: Please be aware the video is filled with offensive language:
O’KEEFE UNDERCOVER INSIDE THE MINNESOTA MOB: AGITATORS ADMIT ON HIDDEN CAMERA WHO’S FUNDING THE PROTESTS
Our team uncovered groups like the “Independent Socialist Group” and “Make the Road” are funding Minneapolis agitators — all while we were chased, teargassed, and threatened… pic.twitter.com/S0jwPVDGlr
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) January 27, 2026
WorldNetDaily previously reported on O’Keefe and his team being attacked and having their lives threatened while covering the fatal shooting of armed anti-ICE activist Alex Pretti by a federal agent.
“My team and I are in downtown Minneapolis right now. We still have undercover reporters inside the mob. I was at the scene of the shooting this morning and barely made it out alive,” O’Keefe said on X.
BREAKING: MINNEAPOLIS MOB THREATENS TO KILL O’KEEFE — ICE BOTTLES THROWN, FOLLOWED, AND OMG TEAM UNDER ATTACK.
My team and I are in downtown Minneapolis right now. We still have undercover reporters inside the mob. I was at the scene of the shooting this morning and barely… pic.twitter.com/n8p229vuJ3
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) January 24, 2026
“Hundreds surrounded us. They were throwing ice bottles, ripping off my bulletproof vest. They even followed us all the way back to our hotel.”
“As all of this was happening, we received death threats via text.”
The texted threat stated: “We know you’re in Minneapolis, you’re with Okeefe and his group of Nazis. You’re in a white Ford license plate [redacted] from Florida. You have 1 hour to leave or you’re dead.”
O’Keefe noted: “Pray for our team out in the field. We are reaching a boiling point in this country.”
Submitted a report to the FBI with all the information. pic.twitter.com/ATxWZRrTrQ
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) January 25, 2026
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