White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday laid out the Trump administration’s requirements to end its deportation surge in Minnesota. Notably missing: some of the demands made over the weekend by Attorney General Pam Bondi, such as turning over the state’s voter rolls.
Leavitt said at a press conference that to see a reduction in immigration forces, Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey must end so-called “sanctuary” policies, cooperate with immigration agents to identify unauthorized immigrants actively in custody for other crimes and have local police assist in detaining migrants who have committed crimes.
“If Gov. Walz and Mayor Frey implement these common-sense cooperative measures, CBP will no longer be needed to support ICE on the ground in Minnesota,” Leavitt said.