"Federal officers have encountered opposition in nearly all of the cities targeted by President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement campaign. But it was in Minnesota - a state in daily conflict with the Trump administration this year - that a 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by an immigration officer. Trump has focused on several blue states in the divide-and-conquer campaign that has characterized his second term, and now he has turned to Minnesota, where the killing of George Floyd and the protests it sparked"
"Trump last month called the state's Somali population "garbage" in the wake of a massive federal investigation into COVID-19 and medical aid fraud tied to organizations serving Somali immigrants, among others. The fraud cases led Minnesota's Democratic governor, Tim Walz - former Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 running mate - to announce this week he will not run for reelection."
"The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who killed Renee Good during a protest Wednesday against the immigration raids opened fire just blocks from where, in 2020, a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd. The parallels were painful and frightening for many in the area, including Stephanie Abel, a 56-year-old Minneapolis nurse, who is keeping her gas tank full and cash handy in memory of the chaos that followe"
Federal officers have faced opposition across nearly all cities targeted by the immigration enforcement campaign. Minnesota experienced intense conflict with the administration this year, including the shooting death of a 37-year-old woman by an immigration officer. President Trump targeted several blue states and criticized Minnesota's Somali community as "garbage" amid a federal investigation into COVID-19 and medical aid fraud tied to Somali-serving organizations. The fraud prosecutions prompted Governor Tim Walz to announce he will not seek reelection. A Democratic state lawmaker and her husband were assassinated in June by a Trump supporter amid conspiracy theories. The administration deployed over 2,000 officers to the Twin Cities, and an ICE officer shot Renee Good near the site of George Floyd's killing, reviving painful memories and fears.
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