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Minneapolis Mayor Defends Immigrants Amid ICE Tensions

1/22/2026

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey defended immigrant communities in a video with a local Latino radio station and promised sanctuary-style protections while criticizing ICE.
The Department of Homeland Security criticized Frey and Governor Tim Walz for not cooperating with federal law enforcement, as tensions rose amid protests against ICE.
Frey rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s portrayal of federal immigration enforcement as terrorizing Latino and Somali residents.

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey defended immigrant communities in a video with a local Latino radio station and promised sanctuary-style protections while criticizing ICE.
The Department of Homeland Security criticized Frey and Governor Tim Walz for not cooperating with federal law enforcement, as tensions rose amid protests against ICE.
Frey rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s portrayal of federal immigration enforcement as terrorizing Latino and Somali residents.