Mayor says ICE claims incident was self-defense are not true and urged ICE to leave Minneapolis. Plus, Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies
Good morning.
Federal agents shot and killed a woman during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The woman has been identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.
What has the Trump administration said? In a post on X, the homeland security department (DHS) insisted the person was a “domestic terrorist” who “weaponized her vehicle” and attempted “to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them”. Videos appeared to contradict that statement, showing the SUV clearly reversing away from ICE officers as they approach.
What have local elected officials said? Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, affiliated with the national Democratic party, said the Department of Homeland Security was “trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly, that is bullshit.”
Frey added: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety and you are doing exactly the opposite.”
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