New ICE Guidelines in Minnesota: Avoiding Agitators and Targeting Criminal Immigrants

New ICE Operational Guidance

• 🎯 ICE officers in Minnesota have received new internal guidance directing them to avoid engaging with "agitators".
• ⚖️ This operational shift follows two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens protesting in Minneapolis, where ICE agents were involved.
• 🚨 The guidance mandates that ICE officers only target immigrants with criminal charges or convictions, a change from previous broader enforcement actions.

Enforcement and Communication Protocols

• 📣 ICE agents will be equipped with megaphones to issue commands and are required to verbalize every step of an arrest.
• ❓ The guidance does not specify actions to take if orders are not followed or what specific actions would trigger these commands.

Leadership and Operational Changes

• 👤 President Trump appointed Tom Homan to oversee Minnesota operations, with Border Patrol in a support role.
• 📉 Gregory Bo, a Border Patrol commander known for confrontational sweeps, was reportedly demoted and is set to retire.
• 🗣️ A White House official stated that discussions regarding the Minnesota operation are ongoing and no guidance is considered final.

Community Safety and Cooperation

• 🤝 ICE views itself as a legitimate law enforcement agency with a duty to enforce laws and ensure community safety.
• ⚠️ The agency maintains that jurisdictions refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities become sanctuaries for criminals.
• 👮‍♂️ ICE did not agree with state and local officials being involved in immigration enforcement, but rather asked them to assist in apprehending criminal aliens.