Jacksonville Mayor Says Video of Woman Punching Florida Trooper ‘Came From a Place of Compassion’ – Twitchy

The New York Post reported Friday that a woman grinned as she was being taken away after reportedly punching a Florida trooper.

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

Richard Pollina reports:

A grinning anti-ICE agitator was arrested after she allegedly punched a Florida state trooper during a confrontation with federal agents — drawing a blunt warning from Gov. Ron DeSantis that 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.

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

She’s looking straight into the camera and smiling.

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) January 15, 2026

Video or it didn’t happen 😀

— Marcelo P. Lima (@MarceloLima) January 15, 2026

There is a video of Jennifer Cruz being thrown into the back of a car like a sack of potatoes, but X won’t let us embed it. You can see it at The Post, though.

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Reportedly, the mayor of Jacksonville, Donna Deegan, saw the video and declared that the woman’s actions “simply came from a place of compassion.”

‘Nothing she said was illegal…it simply came from a place of compassion,’ – this is what the Jacksonville Mayor said in response to a staffer posting a video from City Hall advising Jacksonville “residents” on how to evade, avoid, and “handle” enforcement.

This kind of… https://t.co/FciodKwt06

— KatieWiles (@KatieWiles0303) January 16, 2026

It’s not “compassionate” to put Florida’s Troopers and ICE agents at risk, and, to be clear, it’s illegal to interfere with federal immigration enforcement. https://t.co/7xehGHLc9L

— James Uthmeier (@JamesUthmeierFL) January 16, 2026

It’s not what she SAID it’s what she DID. Interfering and obstructing law enforcement is DANGEROUS and illegal.

— Lhop (@Lhop963) January 16, 2026

grinning terrorists*. Make no mistake, we are facing a nationwide anarcho-communist insurgency. The enemy is well financed, well equipped, sophisticated, better trained since 2020, etc. Places like Minneapolis and Portland are test sites. The enemy is everywhere, even in FL.

— The Conservative Coach 🇺🇸🎗️🐊🏴‍☠️ (@Spartan5930) January 17, 2026

She seems nice. 😒

— JerseyTrumplican (@momlifeliver) January 17, 2026

Are they ALL fat obese white liberals?

— Patriot1776™ (@TheUSAPatriot) January 17, 2026

Looks possessed in that picture. ICE is doing great work.

— RodeoProfessor (@RodeoProfessor) January 17, 2026

Obese and nasty…

Checks out

— AJ 🇺🇸 (@AjApplegoose) January 16, 2026

Four of the most beautiful words ever spoken; “This is not Minneapolis”

— James Moriarty (@enlightenedJim) January 16, 2026

Someone who thinks they can hit a trooper and smirk their way out of it is learning fast that Florida doesn’t tolerate the chaos other cities embraced. The attitude won’t matter — the consequences will.

— Matthew Newgarden (@a_newgarden) January 16, 2026

Liberal White women are the bane of the Western world.

— DoubleBoe7 🇺🇸☝🏾 (@DoubleBoe7) January 16, 2026

So the mayor’s take is that she was just overcome with “compassion” and started throwing punches.

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Editor’s Note: Democrat politicians and their radical supporters will do everything they can to interfere with and threaten ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws.

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