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3. Mayor Frey and other officials keep saying it was about drugs and *nothing* to do with immigration
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 06:40 AM
Jun 5
(Mayor) Frey, (Mpls Police Chief) O'Hara and (Hennepin County Sheriff) Witt also slammed local leaders for reacting without the facts, emphasizing the raid wasn't tied to immigration despite the presence of agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-federal-raid-east-lake-street-mayor-chief-sheriff-react/


but, from the same link...

Also on Wednesday, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty released a statement about Tuesday's raid, sharply criticizing Homeland Security's explanation and accusing the department of deploying ICE "to terrorize people."

"I want to be very clear that ICE showing up in the heart of one of our vibrant immigrant communities alongside local law enforcement causes grievous and irreparable harm," Moriarty said. "Across the country, ICE is conducting masked abductions of people who are at university, entering courthouses, and working and contributing to this country."

Moriarty also urged local law enforcement to be "clear and transparent" about their involvement with federal agencies or risk discouraging "people from reporting crimes, from testifying as witnesses, and from seeking help."


also

Some of the agents who took part in the search on Lake Street wore ICE insignia
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/06/04/federal-search-on-lake-street-in-minneapolis


Nothing else in the closet to wear, I guess. I know that's how it is for me, I procrastinate doing laundry for too long, and then all's I've got left are my ICE t-shirts.

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