Minneapolis ICE crackdown: What we know about federal agents mobilizing in Trump’s escalated immigration enforcement
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Key Points:
- Approximately 2,000 federal agents, including ICE and Border Patrol, are being deployed to Minneapolis amid a welfare fraud scandal involving Somali-run day care centers, with the Trump administration freezing federal child care funds and intensifying immigration enforcement.
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who opposed the federal troop deployments, announced he would not seek reelection, citing political pressure related to the fraud allegations and criticism from Trump and Republicans.
- The Somali community in Minneapolis, largely composed of U.S. citizens, has faced heightened fear and scrutiny due to past and current federal immigration operations, sparking protests and community anxiety.
- Federal child care payments to Minnesota, totaling about $185 million annually, remain frozen pending a state audit due by Friday, while thousands of families
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