US EditionMaking Twin Cities visit, Kristi Noem takes aim at Minnesota leaders
Kristi Noem highlighted a surge in immigration arrests with over 4,300 removals in Minnesota since January amid protests against increased federal enforcement.
- About 400 protesters gathered outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis during Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's visit on October 24, 2025.
- Rev. Craig Loya criticized the presence of Immigration Customs Enforcement in the building, stating it is a disgrace due to its association with marginalized communities.
- Rev. Melissa Gonzalez expressed her congregation's distress over immigration policies, stating, 'My congregation is being separated by these unjust laws.'
- The protest featured a mix of seriousness and humor, with participants using noisemakers and some wearing animal costumes.
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Making Twin Cities visit, Kristi Noem takes aim at Minnesota leaders
On a Friday visit to the Twin Cities touting recent activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took aim at state and local Democratic leaders for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities. Standing with immigration officials behind large bags of methamphetamine, cocaine, and dozens of firearms seized in what ICE said were recent enforcement actions in the Twin …
Duluth News Tribune
Protesters speak out during Noem's Minnesota visit
MINNEAPOLIS — A crowd that was a mix of rowdy and reverent protested Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s visit to Minneapolis on Friday, Oct. 24. About 400 people gathered outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building where Noem was scheduled to speak. A group of loosely affiliated clergy led a section of the crowd and songs and speeches. Rev. Craig Loya, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, said it was disgraceful that Immigr…
Kristi Noem says more ICE agents could come to Minneapolis, sparking protests
During her press conference at the Whipple Building in Minneapolis on Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem encouraged sheriffs, local governments and small towns to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents because Gov. Tim Walz will not. Noem addressed the room behind a table piled with zip-tied firearms and several plastic bags of methamphetamine, said to be seized from operations conducted by the agencies. Alongside her s…
The Dickinson Press
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem touts enforcement efforts in Minnesota, blasts Gov. Tim Walz
MINNEAPOLIS — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Minneapolis Friday afternoon, Oct. 24, touting efforts of federal law enforcement operations in Minnesota since President Donald Trump took office. The former South Dakota governor also blasted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other leaders. “Under the leadership of (Minneapolis) Mayor (Jacob) Frey, under the leadership of Gov. Walz, more violent crimes are being perpetuated …
Homeland Security Secretary Holds Press Conference in Minneapolis on ICE Operations
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem holds a press conference at 5:15 p.m. ET on Oct. 24 in Minneapolis on ICE operations and the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations in the Twin Cities. ...
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