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Trump
Signals
Possible
ICE
Pullout
from
Minneapolis
Amid
Mounting
Backlash
Derick
Adams -
Crime/Law
Tell Us
USA News
Network
WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS
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President
Donald
Trump
says his
administration
is
weighing
when to
pull
federal
immigration
agents
out of
Minneapolis,
even as
he
continues
to
defend
the
large‑scale
operation
that has
triggered
protests
and
political
backlash
across
Minnesota.
Trump
reviews
ICE
withdrawal
In
interviews
and
public
comments,
Trump
has said
the
White
House is
“reviewing
everything”
related
to the
fatal
shooting
of ICU
nurse
Alex
Pretti
by a
federal
immigration
officer
and the
broader
enforcement
surge in
the
city. He
has
hinted
that
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement
and
related
federal
units
will “at
some
point”
leave
Minneapolis
but has
not
given
any
timetable
or
conditions
for a
withdrawal.
At the
same
time,
Trump
has
repeatedly
praised
agents’
performance
as
“outstanding”
and
framed
any
future
pullout
as the
natural
conclusion
of a
successful
mission
rather
than a
concession
to
public
pressure.
He has
stopped
short of
directly
criticizing
the
officer
involved
in
Pretti’s
killing,
saying
he will
wait for
internal
reviews
before
reaching
a
conclusion.
Protests
and
local
pressure
The
remarks
come
amid
some of
the
largest
demonstrations
Minneapolis
has seen
since
the
George
Floyd
protests,
with
thousands
calling
for an
immediate
end to
the
federal
immigration
operation
and
justice
for
those
killed.
Immigrant‑rights
groups
and
local
residents
accuse
federal
agents
of
heavy‑handed
tactics,
saying
the
buildup
has
turned
parts of
the city
into an
occupied
zone and
spread
fear in
immigrant
neighborhoods.
Minnesota
Governor
Tim Walz
and
Minneapolis
Mayor
Jacob
Frey
have
urged
Trump to
remove
federal
officers,
arguing
that
their
presence
is
inflaming
tensions
and
undermining
local
public‑safety
efforts.
State
and city
officials
have
also
backed
legal
challenges
seeking
to limit
or halt
immigration
raids
they say
are
unlawful
or
unconstitutional.
Political
stakes
for the
White
House
Trump
has used
the
Minneapolis
unrest
to
intensify
his
calls
for an
aggressive
national
immigration
crackdown,
blaming
Democratic
leaders
and
“sanctuary”
policies
for the
violence
surrounding
the
operations.
He has
demanded
that
local
officials
more
fully
cooperate
with
federal
immigration
enforcement
by
handing
over
non‑citizens
in local
custody
and has
urged
Congress
to curb
protections
for
sanctuary
jurisdictions.
The
confrontation
over
whether
and when
to pull
ICE and
other
federal
agents
out of
Minneapolis
now
represents
a major
test of
the
president’s
immigration
agenda.
As
investigations
into the
shootings
proceed
and
protests
continue,
the
administration’s
review
could
determine
not only
the
future
of the
Minneapolis
operation
but also
how far
Trump is
willing
to go in
deploying
federal
immigration
forces
into
cities
that
oppose
his
policies.
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