A Turning Point USA contributor says she has a concussion after being shoved to the ground while covering a protest against federal immigration policy in Minnesota, an incident that led to multiple arrests and an FBI investigation.

A political commentator and reporter for TPUSA’s Frontlines, Savanah Hernandez says she was mobbed and assaulted by alleged Antifa activists while filming the protest outside the Whipple Federal Building in Hennepin County on Saturday.

On Wednesday, Hernandez provided an update, saying she had to cancel multiple media interviews after realizing she “felt drained” and needed time to recover.

“I’ve been dealing with headaches, dizziness and lightheadedness and was informed by a doctor that I do have a concussion,” she wrote in a Wednesday X post.

“Typically I try to work as hard as possible to bring coverage to a story, but this has also been a difficult subject for me to rewatch and recount,” Hernandez added, expressing gratitude to those who reached out with support.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that three people were arrested in connection with the assault on a reporter, while a fourth individual was arrested for obstruction with force against a deputy.

Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Justice Department, also confirmed in a social media post on Sunday that the FBI has opened an investigation into the assault on Hernandez.

Speaking with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Monday, Hernandez said she is “terrified” of doing her job, which she has done for the past six years.

“I can't even interview people properly on the street because I got brutally assaulted and pushed to the ground by a 250-pound man by simply going and reporting on anti-ICE activities,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez announced on social media TPUSA will ensure she has “new security protocols moving forward."

“Thank you to everyone who has supported me and reached out these last few days,” Hernandez added. “I appreciate y’all and could not be more grateful.”

On Instagram, Hernandez shared footage from the protest over the weekend, stating: “This is now the second time I have been mobbed and assaulted for filming a protest on U.S. streets.”

“Today these Minneapolis protesters were chanting that they were ‘ANTIFA’ and proved it by mobbing and beating me for reporting on a public protest,” the commentator continued.

The footage shows Hernandez surrounded by multiple activists screaming obscenities at her and blowing horns and whistles in her face as she attempted to shield herself and walk away.

Another video shows a man shoving the TPUSA contributor and later being restrained by several other protesters. Hernandez said she woke up with a headache and a stiff neck the following day after being shoved.

“I didn't speak a word to him all day, yet he repeatedly called me a bitch and very clearly looked like he wanted to violently hurt me even worse than he did,” she said. “I'm happy to report that charges will be brought against this man, his wife and daughter.”

During an interview this week with Ingraham, White House border czar Tom Homan commended Turning Point USA contributor Savanah Hernandez for filming the protest and called for more prosecutions of violent protesters.

TPUSA CEO Erika Kirk assured Hernandez, “We’ve got your back.”

Kirk quoted 2 Corinthians 10:4, writing, “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.”

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