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Jacob Frey: “A lot of the people that ICE is picking up right now in our…”

Featuring: Jacob Frey, Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Mayor of Minneapolis | Minnesota

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Minneapolis mayor DOUBLES DOWN on anti-ICE rhetoric: 'GET OUT'

Published | Video Starts at 15:00

If you commit a crime and you are a problem on the streets of the city of Minneapolis, that has made us less safe. What I am saying is that A lot of the people that ICE is picking up right now in our city are not a problem for Minneapolis. They have opened businesses, they've been here for longer than I've been here. They contribute so beautifully and greatly to our city. They have families here. (15:00–15:08)

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Asserts that many individuals detained by ICE in Minneapolis are not problematic for the city.

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