"Trump, a Republican, said on his Truth Social platform that he has instructed DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that under no circumstances are we going to participate in Democrat-run cities with regard to protests unless, and until, they ask us for help. But ICE and Border Patrol will act aggressively to protect federal buildings, he wrote. There will be no spitting in the faces of our Officers, there will be no punching or kicking the headlights of our cars,"
"The announcement on Saturday followed weeks of protests sparked by a large deployment of Border Patrol and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the city of Minneapolis, and the killing of two US citizens by federal agents there. Trump launched the immigration crackdowns last year, targeting Democrat-led states and cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, saying the militarised operations were necessary to remove criminals from the US."
President Donald Trump instructed the Department of Homeland Security not to intervene in protests in Democrat-run cities unless those cities formally request federal help. He communicated the directive on his Truth Social platform and named DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in the instruction. Trump stated that ICE and Border Patrol will act aggressively to protect federal buildings and warned of harsh consequences for violence against officers or federal property. The announcement followed weeks of protests tied to a major Border Patrol and ICE deployment in Minneapolis and the killing of two US citizens by federal agents. The Minneapolis operation involved about 3,000 agents and began in November amid fraud allegations.
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