{"id":2554003,"date":"2026-01-27T09:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-cant-be-trusted-to-cooperate-on-immigration-enforcement-7\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:59:24","slug":"walz-cant-be-trusted-to-cooperate-on-immigration-enforcement-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-cant-be-trusted-to-cooperate-on-immigration-enforcement-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz Can&#8217;t Be Trusted To &#8216;Cooperate&#8217; On Immigration Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fwalz-cant-be-trusted-to-cooperate-on-immigration-enforcement-7%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=2554003&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>An article in The Federalist describes a call between President Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in which Trump said the two agreed to \u201ccooperate\u201d on unrest in Minneapolis tied to protests and alleged obstruction of ICE. the White House outlined three demands: state and local authorities should hand over criminal noncitizens in custody to federal authorities for deportation,turn over any arrested noncitizens,and have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-cant-be-trusted-to-cooperate-on-immigration-enforcement\/\" title=\"Walz Can&#039;t Be Trusted To &#039;Cooperate&#039; On Immigration Enforcement\">local police assist federal agents<\/a> in apprehending wanted noncitizens. The piece says the management may withdraw some CBP agents from Minnesota if local forces provide that support.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of encouraging anti-ICE sentiment, obstructing cooperation with federal law enforcement, and creating risky situations for officers and the public; she also blamed their rhetoric for violence in one case. The article cites reporting that Walz\u2019s claim to honor federal detainers applies mainly to convicted inmates after release and not to city or county jails, and it alleges Minnesota politicians were involved in a group chat aimed at obstructing and doxxing ICE agents (a federal probe was said to be under way). The author questions Walz\u2019s sincerity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-gets-the-response-he-deserves-after-suddenly-saying-he-wants-to-turn-the-temperature-down-8\/\" title=\"... Gets the Response He Deserves After Suddenly Saying He Wants to &#039;Turn the Temperature Down&#039;\">urges stronger federal action<\/a>, while noting the exact content of the \u201cproductive\u201d call remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>The piece is written by Breccan F. Thies, The Federalist\u2019s White House correspondent.  <\/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<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Monday morning that he had a productive call with Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., who signaled &ldquo;cooperation&rdquo; regarding the ongoing chaos and lawlessness in Minneapolis caused by left-wing agitators obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor Tim Walz called me with the request to work together with respect to Minnesota. It was a very good call, and we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength,&rdquo; Trump wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2015831102095491330?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media<\/a>. &ldquo;I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession. The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a Monday briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4raKsCXaf6Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detailed<\/a> three requests from Trump to Walz that would help restore order in Minnesota. As Trump wrote, the first pillar would require Walz, Democrat Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, &ldquo;and all Democrat leaders&rdquo; to &ldquo;turn over all criminal illegal aliens currently incarcerated in their prisons and jails to federal authorities, along with any illegal aliens with active warrants or known criminal histories, for immediate deportation,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>The second pillar requires state and local law enforcement to &ldquo;turn over all illegal aliens&rdquo; they arrest, and the third dictates that local police be required to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >assist federal law enforcement<\/a> in apprehending and detaining illegal aliens who are wanted for crimes, especially violent crimes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The administration apparently aims to pull some Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents out of Minnesota because they would no longer be needed if state and local police were there to support ICE. Initial <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2015894755343741367?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a> suggest that such a drawdown is already happening.<\/p>\n<p>In the same press briefing, however, Leavitt noted that Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who rammed her car into a law enforcement officer, would probably still be alive were it not for Walz and Frey fanning the flames of anti-ICE sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This tragedy occurred as a result of a deliberate and hostile resistance by Democrat leaders in Minnesota. For weeks, Gov. Walz and the mayor, Jacob Frey, and other elected Democrats were spreading lies about federal law enforcement officers, who are risking their lives daily to remove the worst criminal illegal aliens from our streets: murderers, rapists, pedophiles, human traffickers, and gang members,&rdquo; Leavitt said. &ldquo;Gov. Walz and Mayor Frey have shamefully blocked local and state police from cooperating with ICE, actively inhibiting efforts to arrest violent criminals. They have also used their platforms to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-tries-to-split-the-baby-on-minnesota-shooting\/\" title=\"White House tries to split the baby on ... shooting\">encourage left-wing agitators<\/a> to stalk, record, confront, and obstruct federal officers who are just trying to lawfully perform their duties, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-cant-be-trusted-to-cooperate-on-immigration-enforcement-2\/\" title=\"Walz Can&#039;t Be Trusted To &#039;Cooperate&#039; On Immigration Enforcement\">created dangerous situations threatening<\/a> both these officers and the general public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Trump himself rightly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2015145674443206694?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pointed out<\/a> on Saturday, in the hours after Pretti was shot, much of the chaos encouraged by Walz and Frey functions as a distraction from the massive amount of welfare fraud in Minnesota. There is no good faith &ldquo;cooperation&rdquo; coming from Walz and Frey, and neither can be trusted to work with federal law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s own response coming off the call with Trump was misleading, as Fox News&rsquo;s Bill Melugin <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2015866174366511351?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pointed out<\/a>. While Walz maintained that the &ldquo;Minnesota Department of Corrections already honors federal detainers by notifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement when a person committed to its custody isn&rsquo;t a U.S. citizen,&rdquo; they only do so in transferring convicted criminals after their sentence is served. City and county jails do not do the same, according to Melugin.<\/p>\n<p>Walz quickly went from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/walz-calls-on-president-trump-to-turn-down-the-temperature-while-urging-protesters-to-be-peaceful\/ar-AA1UiFC7?apiversion=v2&amp;domshim=1&amp;noservercache=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demanding<\/a> Trump &ldquo;turn down the temperature&rdquo; in conducting lawful enforcement in his state to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/votevets\/status\/2015557504365916222?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deploying<\/a> the Minnesota National Guard to give hot chocolate, coffee, and doughnuts to the very same agitators creating chaos in Minnesota. Further, politicians in Minnesota have allegedly been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GrageDustin\/status\/2015509112818172078?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">caught<\/a> in a group chat aimed at obstructing and doxxing ICE agents. Leavitt confirmed the federal government is investigating these allegations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:&nbsp;[READ:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/19\/trump-has-a-real-insurrection-on-his-hands-in-minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump Has A Real Insurrection On His Hands In Minnesota<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite Walz apparently wanting to coordinate with Trump, at a Jan. 15 press briefing Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BreccanFThies\/status\/2011887461820219415?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wondered<\/a> if Walz was being disingenuous given his past actions in inciting and encouraging obstruction. Walz has done nothing to gain the trust of the administration, and there is not sufficient public evidence that he will actually support federal law enforcement instead of seeking to undermine it. Additionally, the contents of the &ldquo;productive&rdquo; call remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>The administration has delayed a federal crackdown in Minnesota for far too long at this point. America can little afford further inaction from the federal government, which appears to be betting on the word of anti-ICE fraud kingpins.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Breccan F. Thies is the White House correspondent for The Federalist. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. As an investigative journalist, he previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. You can follow him on X: @BreccanFThies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Productive call with Gov. 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