Cruelty Is Still the Point
Velshi
MS NOW, Ali Velshi
4.7 • 793 Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | It is Sunday, January the 18th. I'm Ali Velshi, in Minneapolis, where ICE, Border Patrol, |
| 0:12.0 | and other DHS officers are already patrolling the streets, carrying out President Trump's |
| 0:17.0 | immigration crackdown with brutal intensity, more federal law enforcement could soon |
| 0:22.4 | be on the ground. After Minnesota Governor Tim Walls announced the State National Guard was on |
| 0:27.7 | standby to essentially protect Minnesotans from Trump's federal forces, there are now reports |
| 0:33.8 | that more federal soldiers could be on the way. Walls and local officials announced yesterday |
| 0:38.5 | that the Minnesota National Guard is now on standby to support state patrol. This would add to the |
| 0:45.1 | already massive presence in the state, but Minnesota officials want the public to know the National |
| 0:50.0 | Guard is ready to help. The Department of Public Safety posted this to social media yesterday, |
| 0:55.1 | saying in part, quote, if our members are activated, they will be wearing reflective vests as |
| 1:00.4 | pictured here to help distinguish them from other agencies in similar uniforms, end quote. |
| 1:06.4 | This is a hugely important distinction because for months, federal immigration officials have been patrolling the streets of Minneapolis and other cities, by the way, most of them wearing masks, some in plain clothes, driving unmarked vehicles. |
| 1:21.0 | You just can't tell who's ICE, whose border patrol, or who's just some guy driving a dark SUV. |
| 1:28.0 | While Minnesotans have resisted the presence of federal agents on their city streets, |
| 1:31.7 | the Trump administration has expanded its footprint. |
| 1:35.1 | The Department of Homeland Security has said that 3,000 federal agents are now operating |
| 1:40.4 | within Minnesota, largely in the Twin Cities area. |
| 1:44.0 | That's Minneapolis and neighboring |
| 1:45.7 | St. Paul. Just for some context, 3,000 would be close to the total headcount of all the sworn |
| 1:53.2 | police officers in Minneapolis and the region's 10 largest law enforcement entities. With ongoing demonstrations and repeated clashes |
| 2:03.7 | between protesters and federal agents, officials say the National Guard would assist with, |
| 2:08.2 | quote, providing traffic support to protect life, preserve property, and support the rights |
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