LPD says protesters who gathered near a federal law enforcement operation in northeast Lincoln Tuesday evening created a chaotic and dangerous situation

By Sara Badura, 10/11 NOW and Matthew Mittlieder – Published: Jan. 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM – KOLN

My cmnt: What happened at the nation’s capitol was a mostly peaceful protest against election fraud by average American citizens – this was a riot of Biden voters, bought and paid for by democrats.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Lincoln Police Department says protesters who gathered near a federal law enforcement operation in northeast Lincoln Tuesday evening created a chaotic and dangerous situation that put lives at risk.

LPD Assistant Chief of Operations Jason Stille said officers originally made contact with federal officers around 1 p.m. after a two-vehicle crash involving a federal vehicle.

Stille said the incident opened up a line of communication between the agencies, and at 4:30 p.m., he was notified that protesters were gathering around the area of 32nd and Orchard streets while Homeland Security led an operation to serve a federal warrant at a multi-unit residence.

Juan Tlatenchi-Mireles(Lancaster County Jail | Lancaster County Jail)

Shortly after, Stille authorized for several officers to go to the area in order to “keep the peace.” Although no citations were issued, Stille said the actions of the protesters endangered themselves, the law enforcement officers and the person being arrested.

“We will fight for your right to protest. I am adamant that the right time to do it is not 40 feet from federal agents with guns drawn surrounding a house. Because it puts their lives in danger, it puts the person inside’s life in danger, it puts people that are in houses adjacent to this home in danger and it certainly puts the people that are 40 feet away from armed federal agents also in danger.”LPD Assistant Chief Jason Stille

Stille said there was a crowd of about 40-50 people gathered outside the home and acknowledged not everyone was actively protesting. 10/11 cameras showed people emotional, shouting and cursing at officers as they served the warrant.

The details of the arrest are still unclear, but Stille said three federal agencies were involved, including Homeland Security, FBI and U.S. Marshals.

“In almost 30 years in law enforcement, I’ve seen a lot of decisions by members of the community,” Stille said. “This is probably the most appalling that I’ve seen from the public. Generally, I’m very proud of Lincoln and Lincoln citizens coming together. This was appalling, in my opinion.”

10/11 has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE and the FBI’s office in Omaha for more information. Currently, only the FBI has responded, saying it cannot comment on the arrest.

LPD would also like to remind residents that immigration enforcement remains a function of federal law enforcement, and the department does not participate in arrests or transportation of those placed into custody for immigration violations.

“Hopefully, today, some of the folks that were out there acting a fool might second-guess that and realize that they probably did put themselves in danger,” Stille said. “And the people that they are there to maybe stand up for, the man inside the house, you also put him in danger.”

Lincoln Police and Nebraska State Patrol assisted Homeland Security Investigations in serving a warrant at a residence on Tuesday evening, Jan. 13, 2026.(KOLN)

Lives put in danger: Chaos erupts during federal agent standoff near UNL campus

Lori Pilger – Jan. 14, 2022 – Lincoln Journal Star

My cmnt: This article has been edited for accuracy and clarity.

Lincoln Police say a standoff between an illegal alien and federal agents outside a house in the Clinton neighborhood led to a chaotic scene of protesters and bystanders late Tuesday afternoon.

Assistant Police Chief Jason Stille said federal agents notified them they were surrounding a house near North 32nd and Orchard streets, just blocks away from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus. 

Stille said at about 1 p.m. federal agents called Lincoln police to the house to report an accident between a federal vehicle and the man’s vehicle. Police worked the accident and left the scene in about an hour, he said.

At about 4:30 p.m., the same agency reached out to let LPD know protesters were starting to gather as armed agents were there in a standoff with the man, who ultimately was arrested at about 6 p.m. 

Lancaster County jail records confirm 25-year-old Juan Tlatenchi-Mireles, who lives there, was arrested on a federal charge.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Nebraska filed a criminal complaint against him that was unsealed Wednesday accusing him of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer.

In an affidavit in support of the complaint, a deportation officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he had gone to Tlatenchi-Mireles’s address at about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday to serve an administrative arrest warrant on the Mexican national and followed him when he drove away in a Subaru Impreza.

He had previously been granted a voluntary departure and returned to Mexico in July 2023. But ICE learned he had returned due to an arrest this October, which ultimately led to the immigration warrant.

The ICE officer and another driving an unmarked law enforcement vehicle tried to stop Tlatenchi-Mireles on 27th Street near T Street with lights and sirens.

It led to a brief chase, where Tlatenchi-Mireles struck the driver’s front side of the federal vehicle in what was believed to be an attempt to flee arrest, according to court records. 

The ICE agent said Tlatenchi-Mireles ran a red light at 27th and sped east on O Street before heading back home, leaving his Subaru in the middle of the street, running inside and shutting the door.

Tlatenchi-Mireles then refused to come outside.

Stille said at about 4:30 p.m. he sent a few officers to the scene to keep the peace and estimated the crowd of protesters, neighbors and onlookers at 40 or 50. 

He ultimately was arrested around 6 p.m., according to jail records. 

Stille said LPD works with federal agents all the time, on things like gun and gang crimes, drug enforcement and human trafficking. But this was strictly a federal investigation. 

He said in his almost 30 years in law enforcement, he’s seen a lot of bad decisions by members of the community. Sometimes fueled by anger, alcohol or drugs. 

“This was probably the most appalling that I’ve seen from the public,” Stille said. 

He described protesters yelling and screaming, throwing items and threatening federal agents.

Before Tuesday, Lincoln has avoided strife between federal agents making immigration arrests and the public, but it has boiled over in other communities across the U.S., including Minneapolis where an immigration agent fatally shot a woman who was attempting to ram him (and did in fact do so) with her vehicle along with failing to obey a lawful order to exit the vehicle.

Stille said LPD will fight for Lincoln citizens’ right to protest and will safeguard that right. But, he said, “the right time to do it is not 40 feet from federal agents with guns drawn surrounding a house.”

Stille said that puts their lives in danger, as well as the lives of the people inside the home and surrounding homes and the protesters.

“It turned a situation that could have been handled with less chaos into a very chaotic scene,” he said.