Minneapolis Officials Take Stand Against Threatened ICE Raids

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, City Council President Lisa Bender and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo released a joint statement Saturday after the Trump administration threatened raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in major cities throughout the U.S. Although Minneapolis is not on the list of 10 targeted cities, officials said the city "condemns any actions that would put our residents and families at risk or actions that instill fear in our community."

The statement went on to say that "Minneapolis Police have not and will not cooperate with, nor participate in, any such ICE activity. Minneapolis officials are prohibited from taking any action to detect or apprehend people based solely on their immigration status."

In the statement, officials called Minneapolis "a welcoming city that believes all people, including immigrants, are valuable contributors to society, vital to the success of our communities and to our shared future."

"Our entire city is proud to stand in solidarity with our immigrant brothers, sisters and neighbors," the statement continued.

Trump had initially threatened to employ ICE to deport undocumented immigrants on Sunday in 10 cities, including Chicago. Trump later announced that he had postponed the ICE raids for two weeks to "see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border."