US EditionState disputes ICE claim: ‘1,360 criminal illegal aliens in Minnesota’s custody’
- The Minnesota Department of Corrections stated that the claim of 1,360 criminal illegal aliens in custody is "categorically false."
- There are 207 non-U.S. citizens among approximately 8,000 incarcerated individuals, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
- State law prohibits local law enforcement from holding individuals based solely on ICE detainer requests, stated Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
- The Department of Homeland Security has not provided evidence that the Minnesota Department of Corrections released anyone in violation of an ICE detainer.
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State disputes ICE claim: ‘1,360 criminal illegal aliens in Minnesota’s custody’
ST. PAUL — The Trump administration has repeatedly said the surge of immigration enforcement in Minnesota is the result of “sanctuary politicians who release criminal illegal aliens directly from jails onto the streets to terrorize more innocent Americans,” but Minnesota officials say the state’s prisons work directly with ICE. Since President Donald Trump took office, Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey “have released nearly 470 crim…
Minnesota Officials Reject DHS Claim on ICE Detainers
Minnesota Officials Reject DHS Claim on ICE Detainers/ Read/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ The Minnesota Department of Corrections has denied allegations from the Department of Homeland Security that the state has failed to comply with federal immigration detainers, releasing hundreds of undocumented individuals with criminal records. DHS insists over 1,300 illegal immigrants are in state custody and blames Governor Tim Walz and Mayor…
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