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Florida just sent a message to the anti-ICE crowd — and it wasn’t subtle.
A grinning agitator was arrested after she allegedly punched a Florida state trooper during a confrontation involving federal immigration agents — prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis to lay down the law: the Sunshine State “is not Minneapolis.”
Jennifer Cruz was arrested outside Mi Pueblo, a Mexican grocery store and meat market in Jacksonville, Tuesday morning after she allegedly jumped out of her car and punched a state trooper in the face while officers were working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a post on X.
“Jennifer disagrees with immigration enforcement and decided to commit a few felonies by getting out of her car and punching a trooper in the face,” Uthmeier wrote.
“But unlike Minnesota, we don’t put up with this nonsense. Not today, Jennifer.”
This is Jennifer Cruz of Jacksonville. Jennifer disagrees with immigration enforcement and decided to commit a few felonies by getting out of her car and punching a Trooper in the face.
But unlike Minnesota, we don’t put up with this nonsense. Not today, Jennifer. pic.twitter.com/vw28UPJ9Kn
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) January 15, 2026
Video taken by Mi Pueblo owner Juan Alvarez shows law enforcement officers swarming Cruz on the pavement and placing her in handcuffs.
“ICE agents showed up with the state trooper. They detained a driver — the person was driving — and they had an operation going on,” Alvarez told News 4 Jax.
“After that, they detained another person, and it seems they got into an altercation with that person.
“It turned violent, and that led to the presence of a lot more police and federal enforcement showing up,” he added.
Another video shared on X appeared to show Cruz kicking and screaming as officers struggled to get her into a squad car — laughing, taunting police, and calling one officer a “weak-ass motherf–ker.”
Footage shows her lying in the back seat before suddenly popping up and kicking the officer who was trying to restrain her. “Don’t you dare start kicking me!” one officer is heard warning her.
Cruz was then tased as officers finally got her fully inside the car and slammed the door shut. But the rampage allegedly kept going — with the footage showing her kicking the cruiser’s roof and the camera pointing into the backseat.
🔥🚨BREAKING: New footage released of Left-Wing Lunitic in Jacksonville, Florida, Jeniffer Cruz, who punched a State Trooper during an Immigration Enforcement Operation.
The video shows Jennifer Cruz kicking officers as she was put into a squad car after being arrested. A taser… pic.twitter.com/Z5BQyXHB3q
— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) January 15, 2026
The 40-year-old was booked into the Duval County Jail on a slew of charges, including multiple counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting officers with violence and threatening harm to officers, among others.
She was released on bond following her arrest and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 4.
DeSantis weighed in Thursday during a health-related news conference in Jacksonville — warning anyone thinking about interfering with immigration operations to think twice.
“This is not Minneapolis. This is not going to end well for you in Florida,” DeSantis vowed.
“You have a right to go out there and criticize government policy. You can go out there and protest within respected zones, but the idea that you’re going to assault one of our troopers is unacceptable, and you are going to face consequences as a result of that.”
Watch the clip below:
BREAKING: @GovRonDeSantis warns Jacksonville woman Jennifer Cruz, who allegedly assaulted a trooper during immigration enforcement, that such actions won’t be tolerated in Florida. She now faces felony charges
“This is not Minneapolis. You are going to face consequences.” pic.twitter.com/DxftCd2eY7
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) January 15, 2026
More over at The New York Post:
Grinning anti-ICE agitator arrested after allegedly punching Florida trooper as DeSantis warns: ‘This is not Minneapolis’ https://t.co/56yOIyJPyl pic.twitter.com/cQrSwZZuba
— New York Post (@nypost) January 16, 2026
