WATCH: Minneapolis police chief prepares cops to ‘INTERVENE’ when ICE comes to town
While city’s elected officials slam Trump and speak in Somali during presser
In the wake of dozens of Somalians in Minnesota being convicted and sentenced for fraud, to the tune of $1 billion of taxpayer funds, and President Trump saying that immigrants from the African nation “contribute nothing” to the nation, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara is advising people to call 911 if they see masked individuals in their neighborhood – a reference to some ICE agents who’ve worn masks to protect themselves from doxxing and other risks.
“Provide as much information as possible. … We will immediately respond,” O’Hara said at a city press conference.
The chief says he has reminded his officers “of their duty to intervene” in such incidents, during which someone’s “civl rights” may be at risk.
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During a Tuesday Cabinet meeting, Trump said, “I don’t want [Somalians] in our country – I’ll be honest with you,” saying that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a Somalian immigrant, is “garbage.”
In response to news that federal immigration officials are planning an enforcement crackdown in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared he will not work with ICE, as he began to speak in a very halting Somali mid-speech.
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At the same news conference, Somalian Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman called Trump “racist, xenophobic and islamophobic” and then, again, began speaking in a foreign language, saying, “Now, I would like to switch into Somali to speak to my community.”
