jack gray
live reporter

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Since taking office for his second term as U.S. president, Trump has followed through on his central campaign promise by significantly expanding the budget and mandate of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Here is a timeline of some key events regarding ICE’s presence in Minneapolis:

December 3rd – US President Donald Trump said Somali immigrants should “go back to where they came from” ahead of an enforcement action in Minnesota’s large Somali community.

December 5th – ICE announced it has arrested some of the “worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens” in Minneapolis under what it calls “Operation Metro Surge.”

December 22nd – According to the Department of Homeland Security, an ICE agent fired two shots into the car of an “illegal Cuban immigrant” who hit the agent with his car while fleeing. No one was seriously injured.

January 6th – The Trump administration is preparing to send up to 2,000 federal agents and personnel to the Minneapolis area for a sweeping crackdown.

January 7th -Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, sparking widespread protests. Federal officials said Ms. Good tried to run the immigration officer over with her car, but the mayor said the officer who shot her acted recklessly.

January 14th – Julio Cesar Sosascelis, a Venezuelan national, was shot non-fatally during an arrest by federal agents in Minneapolis, who say he resisted and began using “violence” against them.

January 24th – Alex Pretti, 37, a U.S. citizen and intensive care nurse, was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. conflicting reports The reasons for this will be discussed between state and federal authorities.

January 25th – President Trump did not say whether he believed the police officer who shot and killed Preti did the right thing, saying his administration was “reviewing everything.” He added that he doesn’t like it when someone goes to a protest with a “loaded gun.” But local authorities say the gun was legally registered and that Preeti was shot dead after it was removed.