Liberal Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Heads to New York to Meet With Zohran Mamdani About How to Resist ICE and Fight Trump

The liberal mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, is set to meet with New York City Democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on Thursday, just hours after the Trump Administration announced it would be winding down its controversial immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, which resulted in mass protests, thousands of arrests and left two protesters dead.The summit between two prominent, liberal mayors –which is expected to take place this afternoon in New York – is for Messrs. Frey and Mamdani to discuss how to better protect illegal immigrants in their respective “sanctuary cities” and how to “discuss how blue cities can stand up to Donald Trump,” POLITICO reported Thursday. Mr. Mamdani confirmed the meeting during a press conference earlier Thursday.“I look forward to getting to know him and also to speaking about the importance of protecting each one of our residents, including the immigrants who call both of our cities home,” Mr. Mamdani added.Earlier Thursday, the Trump border tsar, Tom Homan announced he would be ending Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities, which the Department of Homeland Security called its “largest immigration enforcement ever,” which he said was a “great success.” “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” Mr. Homan said at a press conference in Minneapolis. “The surge is leaving Minnesota safe.”During his announcement, Mr. Homan acknowledged Mr. Frey, a Democrat, for “taking a public stance against agitators setting up barricades that block streets.” He also thanked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat, for “his message of peace.” The olive branch was in stark contrast to the Trump Administration’s denunciations of Messrs. Frey and Walz at the height of the immigration enforcement operation — and the two men responded in kind, often using invective.Federal authorities said the operation resulted in more than 4,000 arrests in the state. But it also ignited sometimes violent clashes between protesters and federal authorities, including the fatal federal officer-involved shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in separate incidents.“I don’t want to see any more bloodshed. I pray every night for the safety of our law enforcement personnel and the safety of those in the community,” Mr. Homan said Thursday.A “significant drawdown” has already started this week and will continue into the following week, he said. Last week, Mr. Homan announced the removal of 700 federal immigration agents, with the remaining 2,000 or so agents expected to gradually leave Minnesota. Mr. Homan was deployed to Minnesota to replace the Border Patrol senior official overseeing the agency’s enforcement operations, Greg Bovino, who has since been demoted by President Trump to sector chief in El Centro, California.Mr. Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, has been outspoken about his plans to “Trump-proof” New York’s immigrant community from federal enforcement. This month, Mr. Mamdani signed an executive order, “Protecting New Yorkers from Abusive Immigration Enforcement,” that prohibits federal agencies from entering city property, such as parking garages and hospitals, without a warrant, among other protections. At a State of the NYPD address on Tuesday, the New York City Police Department Commissioner, Jessica Tisch, spoke out against federal immigration operations that “generate fear, anger, and unrest” and their impact on local police who “don’t get to walk away from the consequences.”She added that it is local police who are “the ones who stay, who respond to the next 911 call, work to keep neighborhoods stable, and who have to rebuild trust that may have been damaged by actions that they themselves didn’t take.”

Liberal Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Heads to New York to Meet With Zohran Mamdani About How to Resist ICE and Fight Trump

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