WASHINGTON — Frustrated at Minesota resistance to a massive influx of combat-ready immigration enforcement agents, President Trump has ordered “hundreds more” agents to Minneapolis. The announcement was made by Kristi Noem, Trump’s homeland security director. In a television interview Noem declined to specify how many additional agents would be shifted to Minnesota but said they were on their way. Trump already had 2,000 deportation agents in Minnesota. After one agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday, Trump immediately dispatched 100 more, ostensibly to “restore safety.” Now more are coming. Local authorities meanwhile have declared that the ICE presence is itself stirring public anxiety and fear and endangering safety with hundreds of secret raids and arrests without warrants. The Trump military presence is uninvited and unneeded, say Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
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