Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced at a press conference on Tuesday that he would not cooperate with enforcement officers on deportations of illegal immigrants.
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MinneapolisMayorJacobFreyannouncedTuesdaythathewouldnotcooperatewithfederallawenforcementofficersondeportationsofillegalimmigrants.
OverthefirstweekendofPresidentDonaldTrump’ssecondterm,federalagentsfromImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement(ICE)andtheirpartnersconductednationwideroundupsofmorethan1,200illegalimmigrantswhowerechargedwithorconvictedofcommittingcrimesonAmericansoil.
“Iwanttospeakdirectlytopeoplewhoareundocumented:weloveyou.Wecareaboutyou,”Frey,aDemocrat,saidatapressconference.“InthecityofMinneapolis,wewillstandupforyouandwewilldoanythinginourpowertohelpbecauseyou’renotanalien;inourcityyou’reaneighbor.”
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“Now,inMinneapoliswehavewhatiscalledaseparationordinance,”Freycontinued,expl