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Jacob Frey: “We have a separation ordinance, and that says that our…”

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

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Minneapolis mayor responds to Trump's order targeting sanctuary cities

Published | Video Starts at 03:22

And that's part of the problem, because it's whatever Donald Trump deems it to be in the moment. I'll tell you what we have in Minneapolis. We have a separation ordinance, and that says that our police, our public officials, are not to ask the question as to whether an individual is documented or not. And because they haven't asked the question, we haven't gathered any information. And because we haven't gathered any information, when Donald Trump or anybody else says, give us all your information about undocumented immigrants, the answer is quite simple. (03:22–03:33)

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Asserts that Minneapolis's separation ordinance prohibits officials from inquiring about immigration status.

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