{"id":2538778,"date":"2026-01-16T03:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irony-alert-pro-illegal-immigration-minneapolis-mayor-says-city-has-been-invaded-by-ice-agents-who-dont-share-local-values-33\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T03:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:46:09","slug":"irony-alert-pro-illegal-immigration-minneapolis-mayor-says-city-has-been-invaded-by-ice-agents-who-dont-share-local-values-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irony-alert-pro-illegal-immigration-minneapolis-mayor-says-city-has-been-invaded-by-ice-agents-who-dont-share-local-values-33\/","title":{"rendered":"Irony Alert: Pro-Illegal Immigration Minneapolis Mayor Says City Has Been &#8216;Invaded&#8217; by ICE Agents Who Don\u2019t Share Local &#8216;Values&#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\">38<\/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%2Firony-alert-pro-illegal-immigration-minneapolis-mayor-says-city-has-been-invaded-by-ice-agents-who-dont-share-local-values-33%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=2538778&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>This opinion piece criticizes Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for condemning ICE while, the author argues, failing to address illegal immigration and public-safety problems in his city. It centers on a viral clip of Frey warning about the disruption caused if &#8220;thousands of federal agents&#8221; who don&#8217;t share local values arrived, and the writer calls that rhetoric ironic given recent arrests of undocumented immigrants (including Somali nationals) that, the piece claims, made ICE&#8217;s presence necessary. The author accuses Frey of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irony-alert-pro-illegal-immigration-minneapolis-mayor-says-city-has-been-invaded-by-ice-agents-who-dont-share-local-values-5\/\" title=\"Irony Alert: Pro-Illegal Immigration ... Mayor Says ... Has Been &#039;Invaded&#039; by ... Who Don\u2019t Share ... &#039;...&#039;\">seeking national attention<\/a> after the death of Renee good, pandering to Somali voters (including trying to speak Somali or sample Somali food), and showcasing failed local leadership and accountability. The article frames the core issue as enforcement and rule of law: ICE steps in when local officials don&#8217;t enforce immigration rules, yet Frey portrays federal agents as outsiders.Overall the tone is mocking and scornful, urging that Frey&#8217;s public posturing damages Minneapolis while he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >chases cable-news opportunities<\/a>.  <\/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>Irony, thy name is Jacob Frey.<\/p>\n<p>The embattled Minneapolis mayor continues to find extraordinary ways to shoot himself in the foot with his extraordinarily ironic rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>A viral clip that surfaced Wednesday showed Frey blabbering one of his usual anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement rants:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Frey: &ldquo;Imagine if your city or town was invaded by thousands of federal agents that do not  the values that you hold dear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Funny how this logic never applies to the invasion of illegal aliens. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J8Y36l6u9B\">pic.twitter.com\/J8Y36l6u9B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2011659596805403023?\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \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;Imagine if that city, or that town, was suddenly invaded by thousands of federal agents that do not  the values that you hold dear,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Imagine if your daily routines were disrupted. The local cafe that you eat at was shut down because they&rsquo;re scared that their own family might get torn apart.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Imagine if schools shut down and suddenly parents got to figure out what to do for day care.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(They should try the &ldquo;Quality Learing Center&rdquo;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/infamous-quality-learing-center-day-care-officially-shuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oh wait<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Look, there&rsquo;s a part of me that gets it. This is Frey&rsquo;s big national spotlight. It&rsquo;s a chance to raise his political profile. The tragic death of Renee Good is an easy rallying cry for his fellow leftists.<\/p>\n<p>But for the love of all things PR, someone take this man&rsquo;s mic away.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s recap, shall we? ICE agents are in Minneapolis because of an unfettered surge of illegal immigrants &mdash; many of whom are Somali &mdash; that are actively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ice-arrests-somali-illegal-alien-sex-offender-minneapolis-tim-walz-let-prowl-streets-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making the city less safe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m sure ICE agents would rather not be in Minneapolis at this time of year, but there&rsquo;s a problem in the city that their jobs are specifically designed for.<\/p>\n<p>And that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irony-alert-pro-illegal-immigration-minneapolis-mayor-says-city-has-been-invaded-by-ice-agents-who-dont-share-local-values\/\" title=\"Irony Alert: Pro-Illegal Immigration ... Mayor Says ... Has Been &#039;Invaded&#039; by ... Who Don\u2019t Share ... &#039;...&#039;\">problem directly involves immigrants<\/a> who specifically&nbsp;<em>do not&nbsp;<\/em>want to assimilate into American culture, so much as they want to take advantage of American hospitality.<\/p>\n<p>Frey&rsquo;s leadership is a prime example of this problem.<\/p>\n<p>From having to (or trying to) speak Somali to speak to his own constituents, as clear a sign of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/minneapolis-mayor-speaking-somali-voters-ultimate-symbol-failed-immigration-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed immigration policy<\/a> as there is, to trying to force himself to enjoy Somalian food to appease them, it&rsquo;s pretty clear who doesn&rsquo;t  local, American values &mdash; and it&rsquo;s not ICE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jacob Frey looks like he really went through it while sampling Somali cuisine <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4E0ZSIImvW\">pic.twitter.com\/4E0ZSIImvW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Not_the_Bee\/status\/1996952013775458606?\">December 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the end, Frey&rsquo;s complaint isn&rsquo;t really about &ldquo;values&rdquo; &mdash; it&rsquo;s about accountability. ICE shows up when local leadership refuses to enforce the rules, then pretends to be shocked by the consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Calling federal agents the &ldquo;outsiders&rdquo; while presiding over a city fractured by failed policy is rich, even by Minneapolis standards.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone in this saga seems disconnected from local, American values &mdash; rule of law, public safety, and civic cohesion &mdash; it&rsquo;s the mayor posturing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cassidy-hutchinsons-testimony-takes-another-blow\/\" title=\"Cassidy Hutchinson&#039;s Testimony Takes Another Blow\">cable news hits<\/a> while his city pays the price.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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