Minneapolis City Council — Transcript
Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Council hears testimony on federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis
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Statement on Federal Government Actions in Minneapolis
The speaker passionately described the situation in Minneapolis as an 'invasion' causing chaos, not driven by safety or immigration concerns, but by 'political retribution.' Key points included the observation of businesses closing, residents terrified of being picked up, and United States citizens being taken without knowledge of their destination or return. Explicit allegations were made against ICE for 'consistent unconstitutional practice' discriminating against Latino and Somali individuals.
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This is an invasion for the sake of creating chaos by our own federal government.
It looks like businesses closing. It looks like people on the streets that are terrified to get picked up. It looks like United States citizens getting taken somewhere where they don't know where they are going nor when they are going to return to their families.
We have seen consistent unconstitutional practice by ICE discriminating only on the basis of are you Latino, are you Somali and then indiscriminate pickups thereafter.
As soon as they leave, we will have peace. We will have safety and order will be restored.