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Minneapolis CityTranscriptTuesday, January 13, 2026
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[0:00] We are not asking
[0:01] ICE not to do ICE things.
[0:03] We are asking this federal government
[0:05] to stop the unconstitutional conduct
[0:08] that is invading our streets.
[0:09] What you see is people being
[0:11] indiscriminately taken off our streets.
[0:13] DHS agents have arrested
[0:15] peaceful bystanders.
[0:16] They have detained law abiding citizens,
[0:18] leaving them handcuffed for hours
[0:20] just because of the color of their skin
[0:22] or what they're wearing.
[0:23] They have fired chemical irritants
[0:24] at people obeying
[0:26] lawful orders
[0:26] while exercising
[0:27] their First Amendment rights.
[0:29] These poorly trained,
[0:30] aggressive and armed
[0:30] agents have terrorized Minnesota
[0:32] with widespread unlawful conduct.
[0:34] The stated reason is not safety.
[0:36] If it were safety,
[0:37] there would be other mechanisms
[0:39] to achieve safety.
[0:40] If this were about fraud,
[0:42] then you'd see an invasion,
[0:43] perhaps, of accountants.
[0:44] If the goal was to look for people
[0:47] that are undocumented,
[0:48] Minneapolis and Saint
[0:49] Paul would not be the place
[0:51] where you would go.
[0:52] There are countless
[0:52] more people
[0:53] that are undocumented
[0:55] in Florida, Texas, and Utah.
[0:57] Schools have closed.
[0:58] People are afraid to go to work,
[1:00] shop, or seek medical care.
[1:01] 911 calls are up.
[1:03] Schools have gone on to lockdown.
[1:05] Entire districts
[1:06] have had to cancel school
[1:08] to ensure safety.
[1:09] This surge has made us less safe.
[1:11] As local officials,
[1:12] we have a responsibility to act.
[1:14] DHS is not above the law,
[1:16] and the people of Minnesota
[1:17] are certainly not beneath it.
[1:19] You are a vital part of our city.
[1:21] As long as federal agents
[1:22] are in our city acting
[1:24] unconstitutionally against our neighbors,
[1:26] we will continue to push
[1:28] back with everything we got.