Vice President JD Vance during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 2026. (Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The agency wrote that in "cities and states where local leaders actively work with ICE to protect their communities from criminal illegal aliens, violent protests — like those in Minnesota— do not occur, and operations proceed as planned."
This comes after nearly a week of frequent violent anti-ICE demonstrations in the wake of the fatal shooting of activist Renee Nicole Good by a federal law enforcement agent in Minneapolis. Good, who was a member of ICE Watch, a group that monitors, tracks, interferes and opposes ongoing federal immigration enforcement operations, died last Wednesday after allegedly attempting to run over federal agents with her car.
Local leaders, including Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey, were quick to condemn ICE over the shooting. On the same day as the shooting, Frey lashed out at ICE, telling agents to "get the f--- out of Minneapolis."
Frey has since doubled and tripled down on his attacks on ICE. In a press conference, he accused the federal government of targeting Minneapolis for political reasons by sending "thousands" of agents to the city.
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Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said sanctuary policies are "dangerous for our officers and the community." (Fox News)
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"This is dangerous for our officers and the community," said McLaughlin. "There are currently 1,360 violent criminal illegal aliens in Minnesota’s custody. These criminals could very well be put back on the streets. If [Gov. Tim] Walz and Frey would stop these dumb, dangerous policies the public and our law enforcement would be a lot safer."
Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Frey and Walz for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News Digital's Julia Bonavita, Alexis McAdams and Bonny Chu contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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