{"id":2537524,"date":"2026-01-15T06:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacob-frey-says-immigrants-being-caught-by-ice-are-not-a-problem-for-minneapolis-3\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T06:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:45:23","slug":"jacob-frey-says-immigrants-being-caught-by-ice-are-not-a-problem-for-minneapolis-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacob-frey-says-immigrants-being-caught-by-ice-are-not-a-problem-for-minneapolis-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Frey Says Immigrants Being Caught by ICE &#8216;Are Not a Problem for Minneapolis&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjacob-frey-says-immigrants-being-caught-by-ice-are-not-a-problem-for-minneapolis-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2537524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Minneapolis mayor Jacob frey defended his outspoken criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during an appearance on Fox &#038; Friends following the Renee Good killing, saying he stands by his remark that ICE should &#8220;get the f*** out&#8221; of the city. Frey argued the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> appeared<\/a> to reach premature conclusions about the case-initially saying an ICE agent acted in self-defence and labeling the victim a domestic terrorist-and questioned the handling of the examination. When pressed by host Griff Jenkins about ICE arrests in Minneapolis,Frey reiterated that he supports investigating,charging,prosecuting and jailing people who commit crimes,but maintained that many of those ICE is detaining &#8220;are not a problem for Minneapolis.&#8221; jenkins cited arrests of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-i-became-a-casualty-of-the-ongoing-ideological-purge-in-american-jurisprudence\/\" title=\"My Experience in the Ongoing Ideological Purge in American Jurisprudence\">alleged sex offenders<\/a> and fraud suspects, prompting critics to question Frey&#8217;s position. The interview, which is available to watch in full, highlighted tensions between city officials and federal immigration enforcement over public safety and jurisdiction.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey made a Wednesday appearance on &ldquo;Fox &amp; Friends&rdquo; to defend his anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, he seemingly glossed over or undersold some of the criminals that ICE had actually apprehended in his sanctuary city.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Fox News&rsquo; Griff Jenkins, Frey not only refused to tone down his anti-ICE sentiments, but appeared to double down on them.<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins asked Frey about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacob-frey-says-immigrants-being-caught-by-ice-are-not-a-problem-for-minneapolis\/\" title=\"Jacob ... Says Immigrants Being Caught by ... &#039;Are Not a Problem for ...&#039;\">expletive-laden outburst directed<\/a> at ICE in the immediate aftermath of the Renee Good killing.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Frey defiantly told ICE to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/get-fck-minneapolis-mayor-loses-demands-ice-leave-fatal-shooting-car-ramming-suspect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get the f*** out<\/a>&rdquo; of his city.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In hindsight, Mr. Mayor, was that the appropriate response?&rdquo; Jenkins asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I stand by exactly what I said,&rdquo; Frey answered. &ldquo;And to be clear, what I was responding to was an immediate conclusion that had been drawn by the federal government, where they said, one, the ICE agent was acting in self-defense, and then shortly thereafter, saying the victim was a domestic terrorist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Frey then called out the investigation being conducted into the incident, citing his claim that the federal government had preemptively reached a conclusion on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>When Jenkins asked Frey if he agreed that nobody should jump to conclusions &mdash; for or against ICE &mdash; until an investigation is completed, Frey largely deflected.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I&rsquo;m grateful that I&rsquo;m not the one investigating this,&rdquo; Frey said, before adding he doesn&rsquo;t mean to pass judgments on it.<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins then confronted Frey on the &ldquo;get the f*** out&rdquo; remarks more directly, noting that ICE probably would not like to be in the city, and were only there due to issues plaguing Minneapolis that had festered under the administration of former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins then cited a number of alleged criminals who had been arrested by ICE as part of these sweeping operations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You would agree that the streets are safer without these individuals on your streets?&rdquo; Jenkin asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Uh, look, in Minneapolis and in Minnesota, we are anti-murder, we are anti-crime,&rdquo; Frey said. &ldquo;We are for improving the safety, and by the way, we have worked with administrations both present and past to drive down crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the entire interview for yourself below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VtMYj3B-w8k?si=NfYSTFfzxinRZhvS\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite the documented cases presented by Jenkins, Frey&rsquo;s most curious comments came when he attempted to defend those alleged criminals who had been arrested by ICE.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My position here is pretty straightforward, and that&rsquo;s this,&rdquo; Frey said. &ldquo;If you commit a crime, if you commit fraud, if you commit a carjacking or a murder, you should be investigated, charged, prosecuted, held accountable, and yes, arrested and put in jail.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is my position. If you commit a crime and you are a problem on the streets of the city of Minneapolis that has made us less safe,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I am saying is that a lot of the people that ICE is picking up right now in our city are not a problem for Minneapolis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Given that some of those arrested by ICE include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ice-arrests-somali-illegal-alien-sex-offender-minneapolis-tim-walz-let-prowl-streets-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged sex offenders<\/a> and other criminals &mdash; to say nothing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/minneapolis-day-care-allegedly-robbed-key-records-footage-raising-eyebrows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rampant fraud<\/a> that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacob-frey-says-immigrants-being-caught-by-ice-are-not-a-problem-for-minneapolis-2\/\" title=\"Jacob ... 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