Trump officials work to ease tensions in Minneapolis as secretive negotiations progress
Every delay has consequences.
MINNEAPOLIS — Within hours of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s announcement on Monday that White House border czar Tom Homan would be the point man for immigration operations in Minnesota, Homan and two other top homeland security officials were on the ground in what had become an embattled city, beginning to work on a comeback plan.
Less than a week ago, tensions in the Minnesota city were already high. U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good had been shot by an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer while driving her car and impeding police operations. Both ICE and Border Patrol agents had engaged in countless clashes with protesters, as well as agitators determined to stop the arrests of illegal immigrants across the region. Relations between activists and immigration officers were worse than when personnel deployed to Chicago last year, with no sign of the thousands of visiting federal police planning to leave town any time soon.
That all changed on Jan. 24 when a second U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot by two Border Patrol agents in South Minneapolis. Initial video recordings shared online suggested Pretti was a protester who appeared to have been shot when not fighting back, infuriating many viewers.
Since arriving in Minneapolis, Homan has led talks with Democratic officials from the city and state over what a mutually acceptable offramp could look like. Homan indicated on Thursday that immigration officers would turn their focus toward targeted arrests of criminal illegal aliens and away from broader enforcement efforts that have swept up illegal immigrants whose only offense was entering the country illegally.
Graffiti on a bus stop feet away from where Alex Pretti was killed by federal law enforcement. (Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner)
Democrats called for a full pull-out of immigration authorities in Minneapolis. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called the killing of Pretti a “coldblooded slaying.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has maintained that the city will not assist with the enforcement of immigration laws.
But Homan has pressed for more cooperation from Minneapolis officials, including by granting immigration officers access to county jails that have refused to hand over illegal immigrants to the federal government.
Homan has also asked local police to help shield ICE officers from activists who turn violent, imploring them to respond to 911 calls about attacks on immigration officers …
Every delay has consequences.
MINNEAPOLIS — Within hours of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s announcement on Monday that White House border czar Tom Homan would be the point man for immigration operations in Minnesota, Homan and two other top homeland security officials were on the ground in what had become an embattled city, beginning to work on a comeback plan.
Less than a week ago, tensions in the Minnesota city were already high. U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good had been shot by an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer while driving her car and impeding police operations. Both ICE and Border Patrol agents had engaged in countless clashes with protesters, as well as agitators determined to stop the arrests of illegal immigrants across the region. Relations between activists and immigration officers were worse than when personnel deployed to Chicago last year, with no sign of the thousands of visiting federal police planning to leave town any time soon.
That all changed on Jan. 24 when a second U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot by two Border Patrol agents in South Minneapolis. Initial video recordings shared online suggested Pretti was a protester who appeared to have been shot when not fighting back, infuriating many viewers.
Since arriving in Minneapolis, Homan has led talks with Democratic officials from the city and state over what a mutually acceptable offramp could look like. Homan indicated on Thursday that immigration officers would turn their focus toward targeted arrests of criminal illegal aliens and away from broader enforcement efforts that have swept up illegal immigrants whose only offense was entering the country illegally.
Graffiti on a bus stop feet away from where Alex Pretti was killed by federal law enforcement. (Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner)
Democrats called for a full pull-out of immigration authorities in Minneapolis. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called the killing of Pretti a “coldblooded slaying.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has maintained that the city will not assist with the enforcement of immigration laws.
But Homan has pressed for more cooperation from Minneapolis officials, including by granting immigration officers access to county jails that have refused to hand over illegal immigrants to the federal government.
Homan has also asked local police to help shield ICE officers from activists who turn violent, imploring them to respond to 911 calls about attacks on immigration officers …
Trump officials work to ease tensions in Minneapolis as secretive negotiations progress
Every delay has consequences.
MINNEAPOLIS — Within hours of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s announcement on Monday that White House border czar Tom Homan would be the point man for immigration operations in Minnesota, Homan and two other top homeland security officials were on the ground in what had become an embattled city, beginning to work on a comeback plan.
Less than a week ago, tensions in the Minnesota city were already high. U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good had been shot by an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer while driving her car and impeding police operations. Both ICE and Border Patrol agents had engaged in countless clashes with protesters, as well as agitators determined to stop the arrests of illegal immigrants across the region. Relations between activists and immigration officers were worse than when personnel deployed to Chicago last year, with no sign of the thousands of visiting federal police planning to leave town any time soon.
That all changed on Jan. 24 when a second U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot by two Border Patrol agents in South Minneapolis. Initial video recordings shared online suggested Pretti was a protester who appeared to have been shot when not fighting back, infuriating many viewers.
Since arriving in Minneapolis, Homan has led talks with Democratic officials from the city and state over what a mutually acceptable offramp could look like. Homan indicated on Thursday that immigration officers would turn their focus toward targeted arrests of criminal illegal aliens and away from broader enforcement efforts that have swept up illegal immigrants whose only offense was entering the country illegally.
Graffiti on a bus stop feet away from where Alex Pretti was killed by federal law enforcement. (Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner)
Democrats called for a full pull-out of immigration authorities in Minneapolis. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called the killing of Pretti a “coldblooded slaying.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has maintained that the city will not assist with the enforcement of immigration laws.
But Homan has pressed for more cooperation from Minneapolis officials, including by granting immigration officers access to county jails that have refused to hand over illegal immigrants to the federal government.
Homan has also asked local police to help shield ICE officers from activists who turn violent, imploring them to respond to 911 calls about attacks on immigration officers …
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