Minneapolis mayor defiant over prospect of troopers in the street: 'It is not fair, it's not just, and it's completely unconstitutional' | Fortune
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Minneapolis mayor defiant over prospect of troopers in the street: 'It is not fair, it's not just, and it's completely unconstitutional' | Fortune
"It's ridiculous, but we will not be intimidated by the actions of this federal government,"
"It is not fair, it's not just, and it's completely unconstitutional."
"Protect our routes. Get ICE out."
Federal immigration enforcement intensified in Minneapolis–Saint Paul with more than 2,000 Homeland Security officers deployed, prompting daily protests across January. Protesters and local workers marched and three hotels where ICE officers stayed stopped taking reservations. Postal workers chanted specific demands while residents reported frequent immigration officer presence in diverse neighborhoods. The Pentagon ordered about 1,500 Alaska-based active-duty soldiers of the 11th Airborne Division to prepare to deploy if the Insurrection Act is invoked, with two infantry battalions given prepare-to-deploy orders. Minneapolis leadership called military deployment unconstitutional and urged peaceful exercise of First Amendment rights.
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