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Jacob Frey: “What is happening right now through ICE is not about getting…”

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

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

Published January 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:23

There is no basis for it. You're telling me here on Fox News that you support law enforcement removing murderers and rapists. So what's with the lawsuit? Well, because What is happening right now through ICE is not about getting rid of murderers. What we see right now is discrimination taking place only on the basis of race. Are you Latino or are you Somali? And then it is indiscriminate thereafter. (09:23–09:29)

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Asserts that current ICE actions are not focused on removing murderers.

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“We've only had two shootings as of recent in the city this year.”
Minneapolis mayor DOUBLES DOWN on anti-ICE rhetoric: 'GET OUT' | Uploaded January 14, 2026 | 04:06-04:11
“The work that was conducted was so successful, it resulted in the lowest number of shootings on record on, for instance, the north side.”
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“The largest immigration enforcement action on record in the United States [is taking place in Minneapolis].”
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“There are about 3,000 federal ICE agents in our city between ICE and border control.”
Minneapolis mayor DOUBLES DOWN on anti-ICE rhetoric: 'GET OUT' | Uploaded January 14, 2026 | 11:25-11:33
“You know how many police officers that we have? 600.”
Minneapolis mayor DOUBLES DOWN on anti-ICE rhetoric: 'GET OUT' | Uploaded January 14, 2026 | 11:32-11:36
“Crime is down in virtually every category in virtually every neighborhood [in Minneapolis].”
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“We have had perhaps tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting in the streets.”
Minneapolis mayor DOUBLES DOWN on anti-ICE rhetoric: 'GET OUT' | Uploaded January 14, 2026 | 08:23-08:30
“What we are seeing time and time again is unconstitutional conduct by [ICE].”
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“ICE has been around for decades. So has our separation ordinance.”
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“What is new is the way that the Trump administration is presently conducting themselves.”
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“They are pulling people off the streets, have pulled US Citizens off the streets.”
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“Crime has been down.”
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“Chaos has been dramatically increased by the way that these ICE operations are taking place.”
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“We have a separation ordinance in the city.”
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“American citizens are being taken off our streets right now.”
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“If you commit a crime, if you commit fraud, if you commit a carjacking or a murderer, you should be investigated, charged, prosecuted, held…”
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“We don't even have that many undocumented immigrants [in Minneapolis].”
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“A lot of the people that ICE is picking up right now in our city are not a problem for Minneapolis.”
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“What we're seeing right now is the kind of chaos that is being caused by this massive influx of ICE agents isn't helpful.”
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“More could have been done. More can be done.”
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“People have been prosecuted, people have been convicted. And that's the way it should be.”
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“All of the people that were actually investigating and prosecuting this crime just walked out.”
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