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Minneapolis mayor says 'unconstitutional' ICE conduct has been met with ‘peaceful’ protests
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey insisted protests across the city have remained "peaceful" following the fatal shooting of Renee Good during an exclusive interview with "Fox & Friends"
"We have had, perhaps tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting in the street," Frey said in an interview that will air Wednesday on "Fox & Friends." "And at the same time, yeah, they are going to stand up for their neighbors."
The mayor addressed the fallout from the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) agent.
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Good was shot and killed during an interaction with an I.C.E. officer last Wednesday. Since then, protests have erupted in Minneapolis and across the nation. Local officials such as Frey have slammed the officer's actions. Meanwhile, federal officials, including members of the Trump administration, have stood solidly behind I.C.E., and said the agent acted in self-defense and labeled Good's actions leading up to the shooting as "an act of domestic terrorism." Several Democrats have rejected the self-defense claim.
Mayor Frey said he does not support abolishing I.C.E., despite Minnesota filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its surge in immigration enforcement operations.
"I do not support abolishing ICE," Frey said. "However, I absolutely oppose the way that this administration is conducting themselves with us."
Frey noted that while Minneapolis has experienced I.C.E. operations before, the current influx of federal agents is excessive, particularly when compared to the city’s relatively small police force.
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"Right now, there are about 3,000 federal I.C.E. agents in our city between I.C.E. and border control," Frey explained. "You know how many police officers that we have? 600."
"The kind of duress that our city is experiencing because of this is, is magnified," he added.
The mayor accused I.C.E. of "unconstitutional conduct" and placed blame on the Trump administration for what he has described as aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.
"I.C.E is not new, our separation ordinance in the city is not new," Frey said. "ICE has been around for decades, so has our separation ordinance. What is new? What is new is the way that the Trump administration is presently conducting themselves."
Tune in Wednesday to Fox News to watch Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s full interview on "Fox & Friends".
Nikki Glaser avoided political jokes while hosting Golden Globes because they’re ‘not funny’
Nikki Glaser revealed why she steered clear of politics while hosting the 83rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony Sunday night.
During an appearance Tuesday on Sirirus XM's "The Howard Stern Show," the 41-year-old comedian, who received overwhelmingly positive reviews for her second consecutive turn as the Golden Globes emcee, explained the absence of political jabs in her opening monologue.
"It’s not funny," she said. "I was going to come in at some point and say, ‘I’m hearing from the bar that we’re out of ice. And you know, we don’t really need ice. And actually, I hate ice.’ It just felt like, ‘Oh, even that’s just being too trivial.’ That’s what it felt like. This isn’t even that anymore. It’s hard to strike the right tone."
Glaser told Stern, 72, that comedy legend Steve Martin wrote a joke for her that mentioned President Donald Trump but later asked her to scrap it.
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"[My writer] said, 'Hey, Steve sent in a joke.' And he read it to me," Glaser recalled. "And later on he said, 'Steve said don't do that. It's not the right tone for the night.' And he was right."
The "Trainwreck" actress explained that the axed joke referred to the renaming of Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center to include Trump's name. Last month, the Kennedy Center's board of trustees unanimously decided to rename the building The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.
Shortly after, crews installed Trump’s name on the building’s exterior signage and the center’s website was updated with the new branding.
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"It was some version of 'I just got back from D.C. from performing at the Trump Kennedy Center,'" Glaser recalled of Martin's joke. "It was something about [the] Trump Kennedy Center. And here I'm at the Trump Beverly Hilton. It was something about that.
"And it was like, you just don't wanna say that guy's name," she said. "I just don't wanna give it space."
Glaser said she also nixed a joke about the nominees’ demographics after deciding it was "too woke."
She told Stern the joke was "Martin Short, Jeremy Allen White, Gary Oldman: these are three actors nominated tonight. Actually, short, white, old men are also most of the actors nominated tonight."
"And that was just cut because it felt too woke," Glaser said. "It was clever, but it wasn't funny."
While Glaser opted to avoid overtly political jabs, she did include quips about two hot-button topics that have received extensive media coverage, including the Epstein files and CBS News' recent controversy.
During her monologue, Glaser referenced convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's ties to celebrities without directly mentioning the late billionaire's name.
"I cannot believe the amount of star power we have in this room tonight. It’s insane. There’s so many A-listers," Glaser said during the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. "And by A-listers, I do mean people who are on a list that has been heavily redacted.
"And the Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department," she added.
During Glaser's interview with Stern, the shock jock praised her for mocking CBS News despite the Golden Globes airing on CBS.
"And the award for 'most editing' goes to CBS News. Yes, CBS News, America's newest place to see BS news," Glaser joked at the Golden Globes.
Over the past year, CBS has experienced several controversies and new ownership that led to new leadership, which have some critics accusing the network of losing its credibility.
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CBS has faced backlash from some liberal commentators after its parent company, Paramount, reached a $16 million settlement with Trump and has been accused of acquiescing to the Trump administration through Paramount's new CEO, David Ellison.
Ellison has focused on revitalizing CBS News since becoming CEO, installing The Free Press founder Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief in October.
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Several progressive commentators have also slammed Weiss for making significant decisions behind the scenes, including pulling a "60 Minutes" segment about allegations of abuses at the notorious El Salvador prison CECOT just hours before it was scheduled to air.
After the Golden Globes aired, several critics pointed out that the ceremony was notably apolitical compared to recent years. Trump’s name was not directly invoked by Glaser, presenters or winners during the award show's broadcast.
Any political commentary was mostly relegated to red carpet interviews ahead of the ceremony, where both nominee Mark Ruffalo, winner Jean Smart and presenter Wanda Sykes took the opportunity to share their thoughts on current affairs.
Ruffalo, Smart and Sykes were also among the celebrities who wore pins with slogans that said, "BE GOOD" and "ICE OUT." The pins, which were also sported by Ariana Grande, Natasha Lyonne and others, were intended as a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement days after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
San Diego school district beefs up security, provide scripts to keep ICE away: report
The Trump administration’s increased immigration enforcement efforts have turned some classrooms into battlegrounds as schools work to prevent federal immigration officials from operating on school grounds.
California's Oceanside Unified School District is beefing up security and providing scripts for staff to "keep ICE out of schools," according to a report from The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Front-office staff in the district are provided with scripts in the event Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrive, the report said. Oceanside Unified serves a large Latino student population, and "about one in eight students is learning English," according to the Tribune.
The Trump administration rescinded a longstanding policy that prevented ICE officers from conducting arrests of undocumented individuals at schools, houses of worship, hospitals or other so-called "sensitive locations."
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Oceanside Unified School District has reportedly been working more closely with community organizations in "more preventative and proactive work."
Staff members also received training on how to respond if immigration officers arrive on campus and how to record any such encounters, the Union-Tribune reported.
Jordy Sparks, the district’s executive director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Student Support, said that they have "a script that basically front office staff can walk through."
Districts across the state are expected to update state guidance by March 1 to ensure students are shielded from immigration enforcement.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced last month that "approximately 133,000 undocumented children attend California’s public K-12 schools, and many more have parents or relatives who do not have legal status."
"I know many California teachers and administrators are wondering how best to protect their students amid the Trump Administration’s indiscriminate, callous mass deportation campaign," Bonta said.
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For instance, ICE agents are not permitted to enter non-public areas without a valid judicial warrant, subpoena or court order.
Per the 59-page state document, "Schoolbuses or other vehicles to transport pupils to school are by their nature non-public, and agents or employees of agencies conducting immigration enforcement should not be permitted to access the inside of such vehicles without a valid judicial warrant, judicial subpoena or court order."
The school district has also increased security measures.
"Visitors must be buzzed in by staff in order to enter past the front office. Front-office signs have been updated, and signs have gone up to identify areas restricted to students and staff. Sparks said there’s training for all schools and all staff around areas like awareness building and education code. But there’s also an optional training led by the district’s immigration response team, which he’s on, that delves further into what staff can do as community members," the Union-Tribune reported.
Oceanside Unified School District told Fox News Digital said the district is "following updated state laws."
"OUSD is following updated state laws on this topic, though practices on law enforcement on campus have been part of our board policy since before 2020," the spokesperson said.
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Teachers unions, lawmakers and school staff all over the country shared concern about ICE entering campuses following the recent fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week.
The American Federation of Teachers and Minneapolis Federation of Educators released a joint statement calling for ICE to stay away from schools.
"Why can’t this administration focus on working with communities to help them thrive, instead of stoking fear, violence and death? Right now, Minneapolis schools are closed and teaching and learning has been halted to keep students and families safe," the American Federation of Teachers said.
The Chicago Teachers Union also issued a statement accusing the Trump administration of "normalizing terror."
"Our mayor has made it clear: ICE will not be allowed to stage on city property, and Chicago will not be complicit in these abuses," the union said.
US launches wave of strikes in Somalia targeting ISIS, al-Shabab terror threats
The U.S. stepped up airstrikes in Somalia in January, targeting al-Shabab and the local affiliate of the Islamic State group, ISIS, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).
In a Jan. 12 release, AFRICOM said U.S. forces, working with the Somali federal government, carried out airstrikes against al-Shabab militants.
AFRICOM said the operation was part of ongoing efforts to "degrade the group’s ability to threaten the U.S. homeland, U.S. forces and Americans overseas."
Airstrikes against ISIS—Somalia were also reported on Jan. 11 and Jan. 9 in northern Somalia, including the Golis Mountains region of Puntland, southeast of Bosaso.
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Additional airstrikes targeting al-Shabab were reported on Jan. 8, including one in the vicinity of Buur Heybo, about 154 kilometers northwest of Mogadishu.
The command said between the evening of Jan. 3–4, strikes were also conducted "in coordination with Somali authorities."
AFRICOM said in a release the strikes were part of a broader campaign conducted with Somali partners. No casualty figures were released.
The latest spate of operations comes amid a broader intensification of U.S. airstrikes in Somalia.
According to information released by AFRICOM, between Feb. 1, when the Trump administration conducted its first strike in Somalia in 2025, and June 10, the U.S. carried out 38 airstrikes against al-Shabab and the Islamic State in Somalia.
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AFRICOM has said additional strikes have been conducted since June 10.
Independent monitoring organizations have reported a rise in strikes since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2024, according to a report by the Combating Terrorism Center.
The report cited an April 2025 statement by AFRICOM commander Gen. Michael E. Langley before the Senate Armed Services Committee, in which he referenced the potential threat posed by jihadi groups in Africa to the U.S. homeland.
"We are acutely aware that if ISIS and al Qaeda groups continue their expansion, they will pose a direct threat to the U.S. homeland," Langley said.
"Given this environment, US AFRICOM will work collaboratively with the intelligence community and inter-agency partners to keep the risk to U.S. national security interests low," Langley said in a statement.
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Al-Shabab, an al Qaeda affiliate, has waged war on Somalia’s government since 2007 and continues to control territory in south-central Somalia.
ISIS-Somalia is a smaller faction concentrated largely in Puntland’s mountainous northeast, where it is also said to compete with al-Shabab for influence.
According to the U.S.-based Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Somalia’s conflict with armed groups was the third-deadliest in Africa through 2024, killing an estimated 7,289 people.
Fox News Digital has reached out to AFRICOM for comment.
Trump insists GOPers 'love' DOJ targeting Jerome Powell, says he 'can't help' it if it looks like retribution
President Donald Trump insisted there's conservative support behind the DOJ targeting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and that he "can't help" the perception that it looks like political retribution.
Speaking with CBS News' Tony Dokoupil Tuesday, Trump was asked about the probe into Powell, who is facing scrutiny over congressional testimony he gave last summer about the pricey overhaul of the Fed's two main buildings on the National Mall.
Trump, an outspoken critic of Powell, previously said he had nothing to do with the launch of the investigation.
"Even some prominent conservatives say it looks like political retribution," Dokoupil said.
"And some prominent conservatives also love it — you have to mention that, too," Trump fired back. "As you grow older in this business, you have to mention the other side. More people like it than not."
Trump called Powell a "lousy" Fed chair who's been "too high on interest rates." He also insisted he could've fixed the Fed buildings for "$25 million."
"He's into billions and billions of dollars, and it looks like they won't open for a long time. And he's either corrupt or incompetent," Trump said.
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"On the question of corrupt or incompetent, you're right, some prominent conservatives are criticizing this. I'll take your word that others are not," Dokoupil said.
"You don't have to take my word," Trump interjected. "What you should do is go out and interview some people, and you'll find out."
"But on this direct question about political retribution, what it looks like, sir, what's your response?" the anchor asked.
"I can't help what it looks like," Trump responded before touting his accomplishments on the economy.
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Several GOP lawmakers have expressed concern about the looming Powell probe, including Trump's allies like Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., who said he doesn't believe Powell is a criminal and that the DOJ investigation should be "put to rest quickly."
Brooks Nader slips on her bikini as she embraces natural look on Cabo getaway after dissolving lip fillers
Brooks Nader is making the most of a sun-soaked girls’ trip in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model shared a series of vacation moments from the getaway, joined by her younger sister, Sarah Jane Nader, for beach time, dinners out and celebratory moments.
Nader posed solo on the sand wearing a cropped white graphic T-shirt featuring a cherry design, paired with a red string bikini bottom. She completed the look with white-rimmed oversized sunglasses and gold hoop earrings as her hair blew in the wind. A bedazzled cigarette lighter was tucked discreetly into the side of her bikini.
The 28-year-old also shared a relaxed beachside moment from the trip, posting a photo of herself lounging facedown on a beach chair in a leopard-print string bikini with the ocean in the background.
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Nader was also seen alongside her sister in coordinating looks, as Sarah Jane opted for an all-red bikini set accessorized with a cowboy hat while the pair strolled together on the sand.
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In another look from the trip, Nader debuted a matching leopard-print top with a plunging neckline, finishing the outfit with oversized sunglasses, a straw cowboy hat and a gold pendant. She pouted her lips in a mirror selfie and captioned the photo, "Old lips, new clothes, same me 👄🌴."
The Cabo trip comes after Nader recently opened up about making a personal change to her appearance. The vacation carousel also included a more intimate moment, as she shared a close-up photo highlighting her updated look after dissolving her lip fillers.
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The image was originally posted to Instagram Stories by a friend, who captioned it, "Cutie girl (& filler-free 🤭)." Nader later reshared the photo to her own Story — which has since expired — using it to spotlight her more natural appearance.
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In the photo, the "Dancing With the Stars" alum appeared seated indoors while dining out, wearing a cozy gray wrap and gold hoop earrings as her freshly dissolved lips took center stage.
Fans quickly took notice, with several commenters praising the change. "Love your more natural look," one user wrote, while others echoed similar sentiments.
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Nader has been open about her decision to dissolve her fillers, previously telling followers she felt more like herself after the procedure and sharing parts of the process on social media ahead of her Cabo trip.
The Cabo getaway comes amid a packed travel schedule for Nader. She recently spent the New Year’s holiday in Aspen, where she joined her sisters for a festive winter celebration before trading cold-weather looks for beachwear in Mexico.
Kiefer Sutherland arrested after alleged altercation with rideshare driver in Los Angeles
Kiefer Sutherland was arrested following an alleged altercation with a rideshare driver.
According to arrest records obtained by Fox News Digital, the 59-year-old actor was arrested on Monday, Jan. 12, and was released later that day on $50,000 bond.
He is scheduled to appear at the Los Angeles Superior Court for his first court date related to the incident on Monday, Feb. 2.
The Los Angeles Police Department told Fox News Digital that officers responded to a call about an assault involving a rideshare driver around 12:15 a.m. near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.
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"The investigation determined that the suspect, later identified as Kiefer Sutherland, entered a rideshare vehicle, physically assaulted the driver (the victim), and made criminal threats toward the victim," LAPD officials said. "Officers arrested Sutherland at the scene for Criminal Threats."
According to authorities, the driver "did not sustain any injuries requiring medical treatment at the scene" and the investigation is still ongoing.
Fox News Digital reached out to Sutherland's representatives for comment.
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This is not the first time the actor has been in trouble with the law. In May 2009, the actor was charged with third-degree assault after he head-butted designer Jack McCollough after the Met Gala.
The assault charge was ultimately dropped, after Sutherland and McCollough released a joint statement saying they had settled their differences.
"I am sorry about what happened that night and sincerely regret that Mr. McCollough was injured," Sutherland said in the statement at the time.
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"I appreciate Mr. Sutherland's statement and wish him well," McCollough said in the statement.
Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this report
American snowboard star Chloe Kim says shoulder injury won’t stop three-peat Olympic gold bid
American snowboarder Chloe Kim shared an optimistic update on her status for the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist said she’s "good to go" for the competition despite dealing with the effects of a torn labrum in her shoulder. Kim sustained the injury during a recent training run in Switzerland.
The 2026 Games are scheduled to begin in less than a month, giving Kim a short window to recover and pursue her third consecutive gold medal in the halfpipe. Kim won gold in 2018 in Pyeongchang and again in 2022 in Beijing.
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In an update posted to Instagram Tuesday, Kim said she wasn’t surprised to learn she had torn her labrum, the lining of the socket that holds the shoulder together. She did not specify which shoulder was injured when she fell while preparing for the upcoming Laax Open.
"There are two ways to do it, and the way I did it is less severe than the other, so I’m really happy about that," she said. "Obviously, I’m really disappointed that I can’t snowboard until right before the Olympics, which is going to be hard. I haven’t gotten nearly the amount of reps that I would have liked, but that’s OK."
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The women’s Olympic halfpipe contest begins Feb. 11.
The 25-year-old Kim, who has already qualified for the U.S. team, would be the heavy favorite to win in Italy if she’s healthy. She said she won’t compete this weekend in Laax. She didn’t mention the Winter X Games in Aspen later this month, which are the last big contest before the Olympics.
Kim has participated in only one competition this season — last month in Copper Mountain — and while warming up for the final there, she sustained a shoulder injury.
Last week, she posted video of her fall in Switzerland, which showed her skittering across the halfpipe after losing her bearings on the landing of a jump. At that time, she said she dislocated the shoulder and wasn’t in much pain. An MRI from last Friday revealed the labrum tear.
In her video, Kim said she’ll have to wear a "super-sexy shoulder brace" that is uncomfortable.
"I went through a bunch of different waves of emotions, but, honestly, I’m really excited for this week," she said.
The end of the video flashed to her picking up her boyfriend, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, at a train station. Earlier this month, Garrett broke the NFL's all-time single-season sack record when he tackled quarterback Joe Burrow in Week 18.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Maher argues Trump appeals to young men tired of being shamed for who they are
Liberal comedian Bill Maher suggested Monday that President Donald Trump’s appeal to young White men is that he's one of few voices not condemning them for who they are.
On his "Club Random" podcast, Maher sat down with actor Joel Edgerton. While they commiserated over the role of guilt in religion, they both agreed on how modern society preaches new kinds of guilt, from not spending enough time with one’s children to shaming young White men.
"There's too much guilt. There's no reason for you to feel guilt," Maher said. "I'm sure you're, like, a better parent to your kids than, like, everybody was in my era as far as, like, how much time you spend with them. I mean, my parents in that generation, they didn't feel any obligation. It's like, ‘We brought you into this world. You have a roof. You have clothes. You have food. And you have your own life.’
"And we were better. I had such a free-range childhood of doing whatever the f--- I wanted. ‘Just be home by 6. That’s when dinner is.'"
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Maher criticized the idea of shaming working parents, including movie stars, for not being home with their children enough. "Get the f--- over yourself. Your dad's a movie star, and, you know, OK. So, like that's who he is. We can't change who we are.
"You know, there’s just so much of, like, this shaming," he continued. "You know, people wonder why so many young men vote for Trump. Well, maybe because, you know, he’s one guy who doesn’t make you feel guilty just for being born with a d---. You know? It’s true! It’s a lot of his appeal. They make you feel, you know, a lot of — not me, I’m old enough to remember when it was the reverse, so I get the backlash.
"If you’re 22 years old, you don’t remember a time when it was the reverse. So, you've only seen the backlash. You've only seen ‘White men bad!’"
"I remember when he first got voted in and the realization of the sort of lack of awareness of the way dudes felt in the world," Edgerton said.
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He noted the importance of merit and how the push for inclusivity above merit and common sense has gone too far.
"’I’m all for inclusivity,’ and then you speak to the same person, like a few months later, and like I'm f---ing terrified,’" Edgerton said. "And it’s like, why don’t you just be f---ing good at what you do?"
Maher acknowledged there are dark parts of America’s past but suggested people need to acknowledge how much better things have gotten and that society as a whole needs to restore the idea of merit.
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"The pendulum, like, shifts and changes, but in terms of merit, like merit is just a thing," Edgerton said. "And it's like, I mean, I don't know how you solve that problem, especially two White dudes sitting on armchairs talking about it."
"OK, but we're — again, that's the guilt thing that I'm not going to buy into," Maher said. "Just because we're White dudes doesn't mean we can't have opinions or that we can't have this discussion."
Minneapolis-area leaders condemn ICE, call for removal amid Trump deportation campaign
Minneapolis-area leaders on Tuesday formally denounced federal immigration authorities and called for their removal from the region amid the Trump administration's deportation campaign.
The Hennepin County Administration, Operations and Budget Committee unanimously passed a resolution condemning ICE and calling for the removal of ICE personnel and assets from Minnesota.
In a statement, the seven-member committee said it did "not take this action lightly."
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"It comes forward in the context of an additional 1,000 ICE agents due to arrive in the metro area during the largest deployment of DHS resources in our nation's history, anywhere," committee Vice Chair Debbie Goettel said.
The committee framed the vote as a stand to protect residents. The board will vote to formally adopt the resolution in its Jan. 27 meeting.
"We stand with our immigrant communities, our protesters and observers, and our neighbors standing together to bring accountability to this unconscionable show of force," Goettel said.
The vote came hours after President Donald Trump said his administration will withhold federal payments from sanctuary jurisdictions beginning Feb. 1.
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In a Truth Social post, Trump said sanctuary cities hamper federal immigration enforcement efforts at the expense of public safety.
"And it breeds fraud and crime and all the other problems that come. So we’re not making any payment to anybody that supports sanctuary," Trump wrote.
Earlier in the week, the Department of Homeland Security said it would be sending additional federal agents to protect Minnesota immigration officers as they conduct enforcement operations while facing protesters.
Minnesota has become a flashpoint in Trump's deportation campaign following last week's fatal shooting of Renee Good, who was shot by an ICE agent as she attempted to ram into him with her vehicle, officials said.
The city of Minneapolis is suing the federal government over the law enforcement operations, which local officials said have been marked by racial profiling and excessive force.