US EditionMinnesota Leaders Push Back on Federal Presence as Tensions Rise over Latest DHS Shooting
Local leaders accuse federal ICE agents of causing unrest and trauma, while Homeland Security confirms President Trump may deploy the military under the Insurrection Act.
- On Thursday President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy the U.S. military or National Guard after a Wednesday-night federal officer shooting in Minneapolis.
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blamed federal agents for unrest, saying `We have ICE agents throughout our city and throughout our state who, along with border control, are creating chaos,' Frey said.
- DHS offered a sequence of events that led to the shooting, saying officers stopped a suspect from Venezuela who fled in a vehicle, crashed, ran on foot, allegedly assaulted an officer, and was attacked by two others before being shot in the leg.
- Protests escalated after the shooting, with crowds throwing fireworks at police officers as Police Chief Brian O'Hara pleaded with protesters to leave and urged calm.
- Discussion of invoking the Insurrection Act has heightened tensions between state and federal authorities, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem saying officials discussed the Act and the president's constitutional authority, federal officials explained the Wednesday shooting on Thursday linking it to enforcement operations.
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Noem Says ‘No Plans’ to Pull ICE Out of Minnesota
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday said there are “no plans” to pull Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from Minnesota following days of protest and unrest in its capital city. When asked by a reporter about whether she is going to pull agents out of Minneapolis, the secretary said at the White House that there are “no plans to pull out of Minnesota” and signaled that President Donald Trump has …
Homeland Security’s Kristi Noem says immigration enforcement won’t withdraw from Minnesota despite anti-ICE protests
The announcement comes amid heightened tensions following two recent shootings involving federal officers, with President Trump warning he could invoke the Insurrection Act to restore order.
Secretary Noem Remarks on Discussing Possible Use of "Insurrection Act" with President Trump
Dept of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gave a brief set of remarks to the assembled press pool at the White House earlier this morning. Secretary Noem noted the federal vehicles trashed and looted in Minneapolis last night were not ICE or DHS vehicles but were FBI vehicles. Weapons were stolen from FBI vehicles. Additionally, […]
Minnesota leaders push back on federal presence as tensions rise over latest DHS shooting
On Thursday President Trump threatened to institute the Insurrection Act, to potentially deploy the U.S. military or federalize the national guard to quell ongoing anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis."We did discuss the Insurrection Act. He certainly has the constitutional authority to utilize that," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.The president's threat comes after another shooting involving a federal officer Wednesday night.Minneapol…
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