Demonstrators protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dropped ice into Boston Harbor on the 252nd anniversary of the 1773 Boston Tea Party, in which tea belonging to the British East India Company was thrown from ships into the water.

Progressive activists plan to dump ice into Boston Harbor later tonight in a symbolic protest against Trump administration immigration enforcement, reimagining the Boston Tea Party for a modern political audience.

Attorney General Pam Bondi promised "severe consequences" for anyone who assaults federal agents during immigration operations nationwide.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and three Minnesota-based law firms sued federal immigration authorities Wednesday, alleging that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and their leaders are routinely violating the constitutional rights of the people protesting their actions.

Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt warns of a "powder keg" in the United States as people " villainize ICE agents" who are "simply enforcing the laws."

Police denied ICE agents used the precinct as a staging area, but advocates worry the perception could make immigrants hesitant to report crimes.

All charges were dropped Tuesday against a Tampa photojournalist who was arrested while covering a protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Miami. David Decker, 52, was arrested alongside protesters outside the Krome North Service Processing Center on Nov.

As the Department of Homeland Security undertakes stepped-up immigration enforcement in Minnesota, arrests and other confrontations have been popping up in more locations.