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Tina Smith: “ICE agents are blatantly profiling black and brown and Asian…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

Klobuchar: nearly 3,000 ICE officers in Minnesota is "out of balance"

Published January 16, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:55

And in Minnesota today, people are literally calling 911 because they need protection from federal agents that are threatening their safety and their security. ICE agents are blatantly profiling black and brown and Asian people and Native Americans. And this is happening not just in Minneapolis and St. Paul, but in suburbs and small towns and communities all over Minnesota. Now, many of these agents are clearly poorly trained, which puts us all in danger. (04:55–05:03)

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Asserts that ICE agents are profiling minorities in Minnesota.

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