WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday called on Governor Walz, Mayor Frey and other Democratic governors and mayors across the United States to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing immigration laws, arguing that resistance by so-called “sanctuary cities” has led to “division, chaos, and violence.”
Through a series of posts on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, “Governor Walz and Mayor Frey should turn over any Criminal Illegal Aliens that are currently incarcerated in their State Prisons and Jails to Federal Authorities, for immediate deportation,” adding that state and local law enforcement must agree to turn over all illegal aliens arrested by local police. He added that the local police must assist Federal Law Enforcement in apprehending and detaining “Illegal Aliens” who are wanted for “Crimes.”
Trump also urged the US Congress to pass legislation ending sanctuary city policies, calling them the “root cause” of public safety concerns. “American Cities should be Safe Sanctuaries for law-abiding American Citizens ONLY,” he said.
In a separate post, Trump alleged that during President Joe Biden’s tenure, “Tens of Millions of Illegal Alien Criminals” entered the country, including “Hundreds of Thousands of Convicted Murderers, Rapists, Kidnappers, Drug Dealers, and Terrorists”. He said his administration had “sealed the border” and launched what he described as the largest deportation effort in US history. Trump claimed that ICE arrested “150,245” undocumented immigrants with criminal records in Republican-led states such as Texas, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Louisiana over the past year, asserting that these operations occurred “peacefully” due to cooperation between local and federal authorities.
He also accused the Democrats of putting undocumented immigrants over “law-abiding citizens” and, according to him, creating “dangerous circumstances”. The US President also claimed that it is the Democrats’ fault for the loss of the lives of the two American citizens. Responding to criticism from Governor Walz, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X, accusing the Minnesota governor of undermining law and order. She alleged that under Walz’s leadership, Minnesota witnessed large-scale fraud involving taxpayer funds and claimed the state had released nearly 500 undocumented immigrants with criminal records instead of transferring them to federal custody. Leavitt further accused Walz of spreading misinformation about federal law enforcement officers and encouraging activists to interfere with immigration operations, putting officers at risk.
