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Jacob Frey: “Your [ICE's] stated reason for being in this city is to…”

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

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BREAKING NEWS: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey & City Leaders Brief Press After ICE-Involved Shooting

Published | Video Starts at 02:04

But I do have a message for our community, for our city, and I have a message for ICE to ice. Get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here. Your [ICE's] stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety. And you are doing exactly the opposite. People are being hurt. Families are being ripped apart. Long term, Minneapolis residents that have contributed so greatly to our city, to our culture, to our economy, are being terrorized. (02:04–03:16)

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Asserts that ICE's presence is contrary to their stated goal of creating safety.

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