Minneapolis ‘Anti-ICE’ Protests Exposed as Astroturf Operation Funded by Democrat Donor Networks
by Frank Bergman
What was billed as a “grassroots” uprising against immigration enforcement in Minnesota is now facing serious scrutiny after new research suggested the movement was anything but organic.
Roughly 15,000 demonstrators flooded the streets of Minneapolis last week, demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) be barred from operating in the state.
Protesters chanted “ICE out now” and framed the rally as a spontaneous show of public outrage.
But behind the scenes, investigators say the operation bears all the hallmarks of a professionally coordinated, donor-funded activist campaign.
Notably, the campaign is strikingly similar to protest movements repeatedly deployed during President Donald Trump’s first and second terms.
According to reporting by the New York Post, influence researchers believe the Minneapolis demonstration followed a familiar pattern as protests marketed as grassroots but quietly fueled by wealthy megadonors and ideological networks operating out of public view.
Scott Walter, president of Capital Research, told the outlet that his team believes Neville Singham, a China-based financier long linked to far-left causes, plays a central role in backing groups connected to the Minnesota protests.
“My team’s best judgment is that it’s the Neville Singham network that is most active [in Minnesota], partly because that’s the most crazy network,” Walter said.