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(NewsNation) — Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will hold a press conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota to discuss ICE operations and update on the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations in the Twin Cities.
The Justice Department sued Minneapolis and St. Paul last month over their sanctuary city policies. Two weeks ago, Gov. Tim Walz said he expects Trump to send the National Guard to Minnesota.
“I think it’s logical for them to come here,” Walz said at the North Star Summit. “We fall into exactly what they’re trying to target, blue cities, in places that he wants to make an impact.” Walz said he’s preparing to use the courts to challenge any deployment and has been considering the possibility for months.
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Trump has deployed the Guard to Washington, D.C., Memphis and Los Angeles. Legal disputes over National Guard deployments continue nationwide as his administration pushes troops to Democratic-led cities.
On Thursday, Trump said he won’t send additional resources to San Francisco, citing conversations with “friends” and the city’s mayor.
In Oregon, a federal judge is considering whether to dissolve a restraining order barring National Guard deployment to Portland while the Supreme Court weighs a similar effort in Chicago.
