From Fox News: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey avoided answering why he opposes a federal immigration measure once used by President Barack Obama and now pushed by President Donald Trump during an interview with CNN on Wednesday.
Frey appeared on CNN’s “The Arena with Kasie Hunt” to discuss the Trump administration’s recent pullback of 700 federal agents from Minneapolis after two deadly shootings last month involving federal officers.
The mayor continued to push back against what he called “coercion” from the Trump administration regarding immigration enforcement, but Hunt pointed out that some of the policies supported by conservatives were previously implemented by the Obama administration.
“I take your point about the voting rolls for sure, but it is worth noting that during the Obama years, the Hennepin County Jail actually had a policy where they let an [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] ICE agent keep an office there and allowed them to talk to immigrants,” Hunt remarked. “So the policy has clearly been under a Democratic president what now the Trump administration is asking for.”
“Do you think it’s good policy for the jails to follow an ICE detainer and hand someone over if they’ve committed a crime? And again, this only happens after they’ve served their time for whatever crime they may have committed against the people of Minnesota,” Hunt prodded.
Frey completely dodged the question, only saying, “I mean, look, you’re asking all the right questions here. And while I don’t have full expertise in how the operations at the jail are conducted, again, that’s not our jurisdiction.”
WATCH BELOW:
Disgraced Mayor Jacob Frey has no answer on why local jails are refusing to cooperate with ICE under the Trump administration but did under Obama.
CNN: The policy has been the same under a Democrat president.
FREY: “Look you’re asking all the right questions here…” pic.twitter.com/IGRGy23xVr
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