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Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf cut through the liberal noise this week and laid blame squarely where it belongs: on Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz for policies that tie the hands of federal agents and invite chaos on the streets. Wolf told Newsmax that sanctuary-style practices and public posturing have driven ICE into risky, uncontrolled encounters that put officers and communities in danger. His blunt message to local leaders was simple and stern: put public safety ahead of politics.
The fatal shooting that has rocked Minneapolis began during a federal immigration operation earlier this month, when an ICE officer opened fire on a driver after officials say the vehicle posed an immediate threat to agents on the scene. Local leaders reacted with fury and skepticism toward the federal account, deepening a rift between city and federal authorities and fueling protests that have disrupted neighborhoods and businesses. The result is predictable: when officials pick sides and politicize law enforcement, public order collapses.
Wolf’s point is not abstract partisan theater; it’s the practical consequence of years of policies that prevent coordination between local jails, police, and federal immigration authorities. When officers can’t safely take dangerous suspects into custody in controlled environments, they must sometimes act in public, creating split-second life-or-death choices. That ugly reality is exactly what Wolf warned would happen, and now Minneapolis is paying the price.
The city’s unrest did not stop with a single tragic episode. Federal officials reported another deadly encounter later in the month during an ICE operation that ended with an armed man shot, prompting fresh rounds of protests and renewed calls for investigations. Every new confrontation proves the same lesson: lawlessness spreads when leadership abdicates responsibility and turns enforcement into a political spectacle.
Instead of calming the waters, Minneapolis’ political leadership has often fanned the flames with rhetoric that encourages confrontation and shields criminality under the guise of protecting immigrants. Wolf and other federal voices have warned that chest-thumping statements from the mayor’s office and the governor’s mansion only invite more discord and complicate investigations and prosecutions. If elected officials truly cared about safety, they would stop playing to the crowd and start cooperating to restore order.
Patriots who love their communities must insist on common-sense cooperation between city, state, and federal agencies so officers can do their jobs without political interference. We should demand transparent investigations, full accountability, and an end to sanctuary-style policies that let dangerous people slip through the cracks. Minneapolis deserves leaders who protect law-abiding residents first — not sound bites or virtue-signaling that makes the city less safe.
