Minneapolis Mayor Signals Unrest Could Get Much Worse As Anti-ICE Protests Continue
Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey hinted on Thursday that tensions could get increasingly worse while vowing not to “take the bait” from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Protests have erupted in…
Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey hinted on Thursday that tensions could get increasingly worse while vowing not to “take the bait” from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Protests have erupted in Minneapolis and in other cities nationwide in response to Wednesday’s fatal shooting by an ICE agent of 37-year-old Renee Good, a Minnesota resident who blocked a lane of ICE vehicles with her car before accelerating forward as agents surrounded her vehicle. Frey did not give a direct answer to “CBS Evening News” host Tony Dokoupil on how he plans to help calm the volatile situation, as ICE operations continue and protesters equate federal agents with “Nazis.”
“You’ve now got protesters in the street saying things like, ‘Nazis go home.’ How are you helping the situation calm down?” Dokoupil asked.
“What I appreciate about this situation right now is we in Minneapolis are all singing with one accord, which is one, we are going to stand up for our immigrant community, two, we’re going to keep people safe, and three, we’re not going to take the bait,” Frey said. “If you’ve watched how a lot of these protests have carried out, this is not some repeat of what we saw in 2020. What we see is the people saying, hey, hang on a second, ICE wants US to take the bait. They want US to screw up, do something wrong, and then ultimately see even greater military presence in our city.”
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