Federal agents could sweep through the Twin Cities for an immigration enforcement surge as early as this week, multiple law enforcement officials confirmed to ABC News.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to send an influx of agents to Minnesota as President Donald Trump and administration officials have focused on the Somali community in recent weeks.
Last week, Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security to reconsider temporary protected status for Somalia, affecting about 700 Somali nationals living in the U.S.
Sources who spoke with ABC News said ICE’s plans are preliminary and could change.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has reached out to the mayors of St. Paul and Minneapolis for comment and is awaiting a response.
Federal officials have already conducted immigration raids in the Twin Cities in recent weeks.
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Earlier Tuesday, during a paid leave event, Gov. Tim Walz noted the federal focus on Minnesota, saying, “My expectation is today we will probably see an increased presence of immigration folks in our city, we will probably see the president threaten to use the National Guard again. This is a president in spiral doing nothing to make life cheaper for Minnesotans or Americans and we understand who he’s targeting.”
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