{"id":176859,"date":"2025-12-03T11:36:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=176859"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:36:22","slug":"minneapolis-police-will-not-assist-ice-immigration-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=176859","title":{"rendered":"Minneapolis police will not assist ICE immigration enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On the heels of a massive Somali related scandal in Minnesota, President Donald Trump announced plans to remove the protected status of many Somali immigrants. Trump appears to be making good on this plan, with ICE expected to conduct operations in Minnesota’s Twin Cities area. Immigration officials will focus on Somalis with deportation orders and who meet similar criteria to other foreigners who have been rounded up for deportation. However, Jacob Frey, mayor for Minneapolis, declared that Minneapolis police will not assist ICE when the latter does come in.<\/p>\n

From AP News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushed back against Trump’s depiction of Somalis, saying it “violates the moral fabric of what we stand by in this country as Americans.”<\/p>\n

“They have started businesses and created jobs. They have added to the cultural fabric of what Minneapolis is,” Frey said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The mayor vowed that the city’s police officers, many of whom are Somali, will not work with any federal agents doing immigration enforcement, saying “it’s not their job.”<\/p>\n

“Targeting Somali people means that due process will be violated, mistakes will be made, and let’s be clear, it means that American citizens will be detained for no other reason than the fact that they look like they are Somali,” he said. “That is not now and will never be a legitimate reason.”<\/p>\n

Hundreds of people are expected to be targeted in the operation, the person said. As with previous immigration operations, so-called incidental arrests are possible, meaning people who aren’t targeted but lack legal status could also be detained, the person said.<\/p>\n

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations that have not been publicly disclosed. The operation was first reported by The New York Times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Balsamo, M., & Karnowski, S. (2025, December 2). Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says. AP News.<\/em> Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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