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surfered

(11,714 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:28 PM 11 hrs ago

Why is ICE concentrating in Minnesota? Texas probably has many more undocumented workers

Is it because Minnesota is a blue state and never voted for Trump?

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Why is ICE concentrating in Minnesota? Texas probably has many more undocumented workers (Original Post) surfered 11 hrs ago OP
Trying to win the gubernatorial election in 2026? RockRaven 11 hrs ago #1
Blue state, Ilhan Omar, Tim Walz. It's not about immigration. It's about punishing and sowing chaos. WhiskeyGrinder 11 hrs ago #2
Notice that it's Minnesota and Portland. Klarkashton 11 hrs ago #3
And George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Derek Chauvin ibegurpard 11 hrs ago #4
It's that, plus hating Tim Walz for having been Kamala Harris' running mate, Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #5
A combination of things... indigovalley 11 hrs ago #6
And the Floyd protests started there Johonny 11 hrs ago #8
Hoping for enough provocation to invoke the Insurrection Act Arazi 11 hrs ago #7
Minnesota is a sanctuary state and Texas is not Raine 11 hrs ago #9
His whole charade isn't about undocumented workers. It's all staging Nixie 11 hrs ago #10
think you answered your own question there Takket 11 hrs ago #11
political war moondust 11 hrs ago #12
Sad thing is... kwolf68 11 hrs ago #14
Texas is a Red State. Maybe not in the future, though, after Trump burns the country down. /nt artemisia1 11 hrs ago #13
Florida, too superpatriotman 10 hrs ago #15
it's a distraction from the Epstein Files RainCaster 7 hrs ago #16
Just a guess bucolic_frolic 3 hrs ago #17
I See You've Figured It Out. ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #18
I've heard rumors that San Antonio is seeing a Luz 2 hrs ago #19
Retribution because Gov. Walz ran against valleyrogue 1 hr ago #20
Thing is, if they really wanted an "incident" with lots of deaths/wounds, they'd go to MS or AL or TX . . . hatrack 1 hr ago #21

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,442 posts)
2. Blue state, Ilhan Omar, Tim Walz. It's not about immigration. It's about punishing and sowing chaos.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:33 PM
11 hrs ago

Klarkashton

(4,779 posts)
3. Notice that it's Minnesota and Portland.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:34 PM
11 hrs ago

The two places that Trump got a very red ass last time.
There are no coincidences.

Ocelot II

(129,235 posts)
5. It's that, plus hating Tim Walz for having been Kamala Harris' running mate,
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:38 PM
11 hrs ago

plus the presence of many Somali immigrants, plus Somali immigrant Ilhan Omar in particular whom he hates for being an outspoken progressive, plus George Floyd, plus Melissa Hortman who was murdered by a Trump fan, plus being a sanctuary state, and one that has legal protection for LGBTQ+ people and reproductive rights and all sorts of woke DEI stuff.

indigovalley

(281 posts)
6. A combination of things...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:38 PM
11 hrs ago

We haven't voted for a Republican President since 1972, we are a high rated progressive state with progress state programs, we protect groups that MAGA hates like immigrants and the transgendered, plus our Governor is Tim Walz who Trump wants to destroy. I think he hates Walz because he embodies everything that Trump will never be-compassionate, selfless and kind.

And of course the Somali population and the fraud investigations are a perfect storm for him to exploit for his political purposes.

Johonny

(25,549 posts)
8. And the Floyd protests started there
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:48 PM
11 hrs ago

He wants the race riots of 2020, but this time he plans to kill the protestors.

Everything is payback. He has no love of or for Americans.

Arazi

(8,712 posts)
7. Hoping for enough provocation to invoke the Insurrection Act
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:42 PM
11 hrs ago

1. With the George Floyd/BLM history, this administration has always harbored a grudge for a city that rallied for change. They’ve yearned to crush that community for years.

2. Minneapolis/St Paul are a political symbol of “lawlessness” for the right, similar to Chicago as a shorthand “code” for violent crime.

3. Traitor hates Tim Walz and Ilhan Omar - more reasons for an armed invasion in MN.

4. The successful integration of immigrants in Minneapolis must be stopped in the minds of these racist freaks. They’re trying to manufacture a national panic based on Somalis (that can be extrapolated nationally) with the fraud investigation giving them the perfect wedge

Nixie

(17,943 posts)
10. His whole charade isn't about undocumented workers. It's all staging
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:54 PM
11 hrs ago

to couch his real agenda(s) —- wars on blue states, provoking violence so he can use his powers to lord over other elected officials. The usual dictator power grabs. Edit: power grabs for grifting.

moondust

(21,225 posts)
12. political war
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:13 PM
11 hrs ago

Yes, they never voted for TheRump. And Gov. Tim Walz was on the opposition ticket. That all makes them the "enemy."

TheRump doesn't have the moral character to constrain himself in any conflict with his "enemies." Winning is the only thing no matter what it takes. He's a predatory sadist as are many of those he supports including those he hires to fight his "wars."

kwolf68

(8,272 posts)
14. Sad thing is...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:15 PM
11 hrs ago

If that orange pile of dogshit was put on ANY equal playing field in terms of toughness, smarts, intelligence, character, bravery he'd fall vastly short. It's pathetic such a hollow, empty vessel is lionized by 30% of this nation. At least Adolf Hitler had the courage to serve in war.

artemisia1

(1,431 posts)
13. Texas is a Red State. Maybe not in the future, though, after Trump burns the country down. /nt
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:15 PM
11 hrs ago

RainCaster

(13,390 posts)
16. it's a distraction from the Epstein Files
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:31 AM
7 hrs ago

The Orange Molester is throwing everything at the fan.

Luz

(902 posts)
19. I've heard rumors that San Antonio is seeing a
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:35 AM
2 hrs ago

larger presence, and a few rumbles from Austin as well. Not sure about north Texas.

valleyrogue

(2,600 posts)
20. Retribution because Gov. Walz ran against
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:40 AM
1 hr ago

Trump and Vance in the last presidential election.

hatrack

(64,302 posts)
21. Thing is, if they really wanted an "incident" with lots of deaths/wounds, they'd go to MS or AL or TX . . .
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:11 AM
1 hr ago

. . . and start pulling the same shit in Pascagoula or Birmingham or Waco.

But they won't do that. Those are states where Real 'Murcans live, and we can't have their precious lives put in danger.

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