USA US government sends even more federal agents to Minneapolis
US President Donald Trump's administration is sending hundreds more federal officials to the city following the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE immigration officer in Minneapolis.
12.01.2026, 05:15
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This is to ensure that ICE officials and border guards already deployed can do their work safely in the large city in the state of Minnesota in the north of the US, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News on Sunday. On the same day, the city's Democratic mayor Jacob Frey wrote on the X platform: "Today is a good day for ICE to leave Minnesota."
Thousands of protesters across the US expressed their displeasure over the fatal shootings in Minneapolis and the actions of the authorities responsible for deportations under Trump over the weekend. In Minneapolis alone, where the fatal ICE operation took place, thousands demonstrated against the authority on Saturday evening, as local media reported. Numerous people also protested in many other US cities, for example in Los Angeles, Washington and Portland on Saturday and in Oakland, Nashville and New York on Sunday.
Many participants called for an end to ICE operations. During the election campaign, Trump had announced that he would carry out the largest deportation operation in US history. He has been implementing a rigorous migration policy since taking office. ICE officers sometimes wear masks during raids against migrants. Video footage shows them arresting people and transporting them away in unmarked vehicles. It is often unclear whether those arrested are simply people without valid residence status - or dangerous criminals, as Trump's government is portraying them.
In Minneapolis and St. Paul in the state of Minnesota, a major ICE operation has been underway for days, in which more than 2,000 federal officers are already involved, according to the Department of Homeland Security. According to the authorities, the aim of the operation is to investigate suspected fraud, including in the Somali community.
Senator for Minnesota: Deportation operations jeopardize security
The Democratic US Senator for Minnesota, Tina Smith, sees deportation operations by Trump's government as a threat to public safety in Minneapolis and St. Paul. She is experiencing chaos on the ground because ICE officials are detaining and - as has been seen - killing American citizens, she told ABC News.
On Wednesday, an ICE officer shot and killed 37-year-old US citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. According to the authorities, she had blocked the road with her car during an ICE operation. An ICE officer approached on foot, walked around her car and also filmed her accosting him. Representatives of the US government accused Good of trying to run over the officer. Mayor Frey, among others, vehemently rejects this account. Videos of the incident show the ICE agent to the left of the car turning to the right - away from him - as he shoots.
Accusation: Government trying to "cover up" what happened
Senator Smith has now made serious accusations against the US government: Trump, Noem and US Vice President JD Vance are trying to "cover up" what happened in Minneapolis, she said. "What I mean by that is that you can see that everything they are doing is aimed at influencing the narrative to say what happened without any investigation." Smith also expressed doubts that the investigation into the case would be unbiased.
