President Trump is calling on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to cooperate “rather than resist and stoke the flames of division, chaos, and violence.”
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti a “result of this Democrat ensued chaos,” and demanded that Walz and Frey, along with every Democrat governor and mayor in the country, follow four requests.
First, he instructed Walz and Frey to “turn over” all undocumented immigrants who are currently incarcerated in the state, have an active warrant or known criminal history for “immediate deportation.” Mr. Trump next said state and local law enforcement must turn over all undocumented immigrants arrested by local police.
Mr. Trump’s third demand was that local police must assist federal law enforcement in apprehending and detaining wanted undocumented immigrants. In his fourth request, he instructed Democrats to partner with the federal government “to protect American citizens in the rapid removal of all criminal illegal aliens in our country.”
Under Minneapolis’ separation ordinance, officers are not allowed to assist with immigration enforcement, provide information to immigration enforcement agents for locating a person for immigration enforcement actions, detain people based solely on their immigration status or assist in the enforcement of immigration laws.
Paul Schnell, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, has denied claims that state authorities have been releasing hundreds of dangerous criminals into the streets, rather than turning them over to federal immigration agents.
Schnell said his department routinely communicates with ICE in the weeks before an incarcerated person’s release to arrange handoffs if a detainer is in place. And according to Minnesota corrections data, 84 people were transferred directly from state prisons to ICE custody in 2025.
Mr. Trump on Sunday also called on Congress to pass legislation to end sanctuary cities, which he claimed are “the root cause of all of these problems.”
“All of these requests are rooted in COMMON SENSE, and will provide the best possible circumstances to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! The Trump Administration is standing by, and waiting for ANY Democrat to do the right thing, and work with us on these important matters of MAKING AMERICA SAFE like it is in all sections of our Country where we are, together with Local Leadership, participating and involved,” the president said.
