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

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward

Published January 29, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:30

Obviously, they haven't listened. How would you describe the state of affairs to today at this particular moment in time? Right now, things are chaotic right now in the streets because We've had literally thousands of federal agents come into Minneapolis. And the way that this operation has been conducted, at least to this point, has not been about safety. It hasn't even been about immigration. (01:30–01:36)

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“Shootings, for instance, on the north side right now of our city are at a record low.”
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“We've only got a limited number of officers, in fact about 600.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 05:09-05:13
“What we have is something called a separation ordinance.”
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“Our police officers, our public officials, will not ask the question as to whether a person is documented or not.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 07:04-07:13
“Crime is down in virtually every category in virtually every neighborhood of the city.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 10:17-10:23
“A pregnant woman was dragged through the street. A five year old was detained. We've had two people killed. And Alex Preddy and Renee Good.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 12:45-12:58
“We've had American citizens that have gotten picked up simply because they, you know, looked the wrong way.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 13:38-13:45
“We met with the border czar, Tom Homan just yesterday. Had a productive meeting.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 15:54-15:59
“We don't force federal immigration law. We do our jobs.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 16:42-16:45
“We've got 600 police officers in the city.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 17:19-17:23
“They've got between three and 4,000 ICE agents and border control.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 17:24-17:29
“We've got a massive plan that is in effect.”
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“We did a ton of work around emergency preparedness.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 18:52-18:56
“I want to see a drawdown of this massive deployment of federal agents.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on clashes with I.C.E. and the way forward | Uploaded January 29, 2026 | 20:37-20:45