Trump: Defiant Dem Mayor Frey 'Taking part in With Fireplace'

[ad_1] Minneapolis Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey's defiance of President Donald Trump's requires his sanctuary metropolis to "implement federal immigration legal guidelines" drew a rebuke Wednesday morning.

"Surprisingly, Mayor Jacob Frey simply acknowledged that, 'Minneapolis doesn't, and won't, implement Federal Immigration Legal guidelines,'" Trump wrote on Fact Social.

"That is after having had an excellent dialog with him.

"Might any individual in his inside sanctum please clarify that this assertion is a really critical violation of the Legislation, and that he's PLAYING WITH FIRE!"

Trump has lengthy advised invoking the Riot Act of 1807 iin response to defiance of federal immigration legal guidelines and has so far held off on imposing it in Minnesota and Minneapolis, that are led by Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, Mayor Frey and state Legal professional Normal Keith Ellison.

Trump's rebuke got here someday after Frey posted on X rejecting some phrases mentioned with border czar Tom Homan throughout calls with state and metropolis leaders about Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

"I additionally made it clear that Minneapolis doesn't and won't implement federal immigration legal guidelines, and that we are going to stay centered on preserving our neighbors and streets secure," Frey concluded in a three-post X thread Tuesday night time. "Metropolis leaders will proceed to remain in dialog with Mr. Homan and his workforce."

Frey initially struck a conciliatory tone earlier than reiterating his help for the town's sanctuary insurance policies.

"At the moment, Chief O'Hara and I met with Border Czar Homan and had a productive dialog," Frey wrote. "I reiterated that my essential ask is for Operation Metro Surge to finish as shortly as potential.

"Public security works greatest when it is constructed on group belief, not techniques that create worry or division.

"I shared with Mr. Homan the intense unfavorable impacts this operation has had on Minneapolis and surrounding communities, in addition to the pressure it has positioned on our native law enforcement officials," he added within the second X put up.

The standoff between Frey and the Trump administration may in the end set the stage for a Supreme Court docket showdown over the boundaries of state and native authority in immigration enforcement.

With Minneapolis and different sanctuary jurisdictions insisting that ICE operations stay a federal accountability, and Trump signaling that refusal to cooperate could violate federal legislation, the dispute raises constitutional questions on whether or not Washington can compel native governments to help in immigration enforcement.

Authorized analysts warn the battle may escalate right into a battle over states' rights versus the president, probably redefining how far ICE can go in jurisdictions that brazenly resist its mission.

Eric Mack ✉ Eric Mack has been a author and editor at Newsmax since 2016. He's a 1998 Syracuse College journalism graduate and a New York Press Affiliation award-winning author.