NOW WE KNOW WHO JAKE LANG IS!

Are Cops Placing UNDERCOVER PLANTS Pretending to Be ICE Protesters? “I’m with them!” a man framing himself as an ICE protester shouted as protesters questioned him. Next thing you know, a swarm of Minneapolis cops showed up and whisked him away in their unmarked truck Jordan Chariton Jan 19 ***Status Coup has reported ON THE GROUND FOR MONTHS covering Trump’s ICE terror and protests against fascism in LA, NYC, Alligator Alcatraz, Chicago, Charlotte, & now Minneapolis. This reporting is VERY important, VERY expensive, and we are INDEPENDENTLY funded. We need you to continue. SUPPORT us for as low as $5 bucks a month*** SUPPORT OUR JUSTICE JOURNALISM $5/MONTH On January 17th, independent reporter Zach D. Roberts covered a chaotic clash in Minneapolis in which hundreds of ICE protesters confronted a small handful of right-wing agitators led by Jake Lang. In this video (watch above), we show a man donning a camouflage jacket portraying himself as an anti-ICE protester—who earlier in the protest was spotted wearing a U.S. Border Patrol hat. At some point over the course of several hours—and physical clashes that broke out between anti-ICE protesters and a small handful of right-wing agitators —the man was laying on the ground appearing injured. Anti-ICE protesters appeared confused as to whether he was one of them or a right-wing provocateur. “He’s one of us!” a protester said. “How do we know?” another protester questioned. “Cause I was with him earlier!” the protester insisted, continuing, “I don’t know but he’s one of us.” “I’m with them!” the man at the center of the confusion said. “Trust me…he’s been with us the whole time!” the protester vouching for him as one of the anti-ICE protesters assured the others. SUPPORT OUR REPORTING $5/MONTH That’s when things grew HIGHLY suspicious… As the group of anti-ICE protesters attempted to help him up, a large unmarked police vehicle arrived with several Hennepin County Sheriffs—and the officers quickly retrieved the man, placed him in their truck, and darted away. Immediately, viewers watching online and on social media surmised that the man plucked away by police was an undercover officer that police had deployed as a “plant” within the anti-ICE protesters. Hennepin County Sherrifs Department did not respond to our request for comment. ***We have been ON-THE-GROUND in Minneapolis for nearly a month and will stay there AS LONG AS FUNDING ALLOWS…. This ON-THE-GROUND reporting is extremely important, increasingly MORE DANGEROUS, and EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE between flights, rent-a-car, hotels, food, equipment, and paying rotating reporters and cameramen). On top of our normal payroll, the travel costs associated with these reporting trips is costing us tens of thousands per month. Most importantly, we are an INDEPENDENT outlet without corporate funding. If you value this reporting—if you depend on us—we sincerely ask you to SIGN UP TODAY as a paying member of Status Coup for as low as $5 bucks a month…that comes out to 16 cents a day.*** Already a Status Coup member? You can also support this ON THE GROUND reporting by donating.