Anti-immigration operation is ‘invasion against our democracy’, says Minneapolis mayor

On Tuesday (27), Trump said he wanted to “de-escalate” the situation in Minneapolis, the focal point of tensions caused by his harsh offensive against immigration.

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Federal law enforcement agents and police officers in riot gear confront protesters following the shooting of a Venezuelan man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 14, 2026. A federal immigration agent shot a man on January 14 in Minneapolis, city officials said, asking the public to “remain calm” a week after agents shot and killed an American woman in the same city. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooting resulted from a fight outside a residence between a man and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on the city’s north side.

The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, denounced this Thursday (29) as an “invasion” the anti-immigrant operations ordered by the Donald Trump government in that city, which left two American protesters dead in clashes with federal agents.

“I feel the support of the entire country and we recognize that a great American city is experiencing an invasion. It is an invasion against our democracy, our republic and each one of us,” he said at a conference of mayors in Washington.

Last Wednesday (28), the after President Donald Trump criticized the city’s mayor, despite promising to “de-escalate” the situation. The Border Patrol said two agents implicated in Pretti’s death have been suspended since Saturday.

On Tuesday (27), Trump said he wanted to “de-escalate” the situation in Minneapolis, the focal point of tensions caused by his harsh offensive against immigration.

*With AFP

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