The Brief
- Minneapolis police answered questions about abiding by the city’s restriction on officers assisting ICE raids.
- The city has had a separation ordinance restricting officers from assisting ICE.
- Police officials explained officers are trained not to help with ICE raids or other activity related to immigration enforcement.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minneapolis Police Department explained on Monday how it is complying with a city ordinance that prevents the department from assisting ICE with immigration enforcement.
The department gave a presentation to a Minneapolis council committee nearly three weeks after rumors of an ICE raid in Minneapolis sparked a protest at Lake and Bloomington. It was later learned the operation was actually a criminal investigation.
ICE raid protest
The backstory:
On June 3, protesters gathered in the area of Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue after ICE agents among a federal task force searching a Mexican restaurant as part of a criminal case.…