The federal Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that Secretary Kristi Noem was in the Twin Cities, as a federal immigration crackdown continues.
The agency posted a video to social media on Tuesday morning, showing Noem accompanying federal agents as they detained a man.
The agency and Noem, in separate social media posts, labeled the video as being taken in Minneapolis — but it appeared to the show the operation taking place at a building on Payne Avenue in St. Paul.
DHS said the man is from Ecuador and is in the U.S. illegally, and that he’s wanted for murder and sexual assault. Noem said that warrant is from Ecuador, and said he was also convicted of robbery and extortion. DHS and Noem did not provide further details on those cases.
It was not immediately clear how long Noem would be in the Twin Cities. A message left with DHS on Tuesday was not immediately returned.
It’s now been more than a month since federal officials announced an immigration operation targeting the Twin Cities. The agency has previously said that it’s made hundreds of arrests.
Meanwhile, the Immigrant Defense Network — a statewide coalition of more than 100 organizations — is launching constitutional observer trainings across the state to help community members document and respond to federal enforcement activity.
Collected from Minnesota Public Radio News. View original source here.
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