“ICE agents threatened Raj's journalists who were filming events in Minneapolis.

More specifically, the images that were broadcast show a cameraman and a correspondent from the political analysis show “In Mezziora” in a car filming scenes in Minneapolis. Shortly thereafter, there is an ICE vehicle, federal immigration and customs police.

As seen in video, cameraman and reporter quickly “are blocked” on the road, and a second vehicle in the road ICE joins what's ahead, right behind them. Shortly thereafter, ICE men came out and approached the vehicle with Italian public television correspondents and their driver, urging passengers to lower the mosque. They refused, saying that “are doing nothing wrong” and that “are journalists”. As recorded in the video, armed people respond that “if you keep following us, we'll break the glass and get you out, this is our only” warning.

The Italian opposition condemned the incident and called on the Melon government to take an immediate stance. “Expressing our full solidarity with Italian journalists, we expect the government's clear condemnation to protect our national pride”, the centre-left Democratic Party stressed.

Meanwhile, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tayan, speaking on Raj's public radio, referred to protests in the United States following the murder of nurse Alex Pretti of ICE, US federal immigration and customs police.

“images show an abuse of power. From the arrest of an armed man to his murder, there is a big change “, the head of Italian diplomacy stressed. “I think there is awareness of this even at the White House”, Taani added.