Italian journalists threatened by ICE agents while reporting in Minneapolis

Italian opposition politicians call for diplomatic action after RAI journalists face threats from ICE agents while reporting in Minneapolis

Federal agents stand guard as they try to clear the demonstrators near a hotel during a noise demonstration protest in response to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Two journalists from Italy’s state broadcaster RAI were threatened by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis while filming a report on rising tensions in the US under Donald Trump’s administration, sparking a political backlash in Italy.

In a video posted on the Instagram account of the news show In Mezz’Ora, journalists Laura Cappon and Daniele Babbo are inside a car with anti-ICE activists as they follow a jeep carrying agents searching the city for people to detain.