Alpha News reporter Liz Collin said tensions in Minneapolis remain high weeks into ongoing unrest tied to federal immigration enforcement, warning that an attempt at de-escalation has given way to a renewed public clash between city leaders and President Donald Trump.
Speaking with Human Events host Jack Posobiec, Collin responded after Posobiec framed the situation as a renewed confrontation in the city. Posobiec described the standoff as “the battle of Minneapolis, or the second battle of Minneapolis, possibly, if you count 2020,” and asked Collin to explain what is unfolding.
“Yeah, you know, tensions have remained high for weeks now with these anti-ICE groups,” Collin said. “They’re still rioting, wreaking havoc on federal agents in town trying to do their jobs.”
Collin said the White House attempted to cool the situation, noting that Trump held direct conversations with both Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “We heard sort of a call from the White House for calm,” she said.
Collin said public messaging quickly shifted after those calls, with city and state leaders taking a harder line. “Now there’s kind of been this back-and-forth on X between Mayor Frey and President Trump,” she said. “It seems Walz and Frey have struck more of a defiant tone after that phone call.”
Collin said Alpha News obtained communications from the Walz camp showing the governor continuing to raise money for a legal defense fund while accusing Trump of targeting the state. “Walz is now continuing to raise money for his legal defense fund,” she said, adding that Walz claimed Trump was trying to “make an example out of Minnesota” and said he was “damn proud” of the example the state is setting.
Trump responded publicly on Wednesday after Frey declared that Minneapolis would not enforce federal immigration laws. “Surprisingly, Mayor Jacob Frey just stated that, ‘Minneapolis does not, and will not, enforce Federal Immigration Laws,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Could somebody in his inner sanctum please explain that this statement is a very serious violation of the Law, and that he is PLAYING WITH FIRE!”
The warning followed a meeting between Frey and Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, who was sent to Minnesota earlier this week to oversee immigration enforcement and explore a path toward easing tensions tied to Operation Metro Surge. Frey described the meeting as productive but reiterated his opposition to the operation.
“I shared with Mr. Homan the serious negative impacts this operation has had on Minneapolis and surrounding communities,” Frey wrote on X. “I also made it clear that Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws.”
Collin said what briefly appeared to be a cooling period has now collapsed: “So it seemed that things were cooling. But then we have sort of this back-and-forth playing out on X this morning.”
Speaking with Human Events host Jack Posobiec, Collin responded after Posobiec framed the situation as a renewed confrontation in the city. Posobiec described the standoff as “the battle of Minneapolis, or the second battle of Minneapolis, possibly, if you count 2020,” and asked Collin to explain what is unfolding.
“Yeah, you know, tensions have remained high for weeks now with these anti-ICE groups,” Collin said. “They’re still rioting, wreaking havoc on federal agents in town trying to do their jobs.”
Collin said the White House attempted to cool the situation, noting that Trump held direct conversations with both Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “We heard sort of a call from the White House for calm,” she said.
Collin said public messaging quickly shifted after those calls, with city and state leaders taking a harder line. “Now there’s kind of been this back-and-forth on X between Mayor Frey and President Trump,” she said. “It seems Walz and Frey have struck more of a defiant tone after that phone call.”
Collin said Alpha News obtained communications from the Walz camp showing the governor continuing to raise money for a legal defense fund while accusing Trump of targeting the state. “Walz is now continuing to raise money for his legal defense fund,” she said, adding that Walz claimed Trump was trying to “make an example out of Minnesota” and said he was “damn proud” of the example the state is setting.
Trump responded publicly on Wednesday after Frey declared that Minneapolis would not enforce federal immigration laws. “Surprisingly, Mayor Jacob Frey just stated that, ‘Minneapolis does not, and will not, enforce Federal Immigration Laws,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Could somebody in his inner sanctum please explain that this statement is a very serious violation of the Law, and that he is PLAYING WITH FIRE!”
The warning followed a meeting between Frey and Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, who was sent to Minnesota earlier this week to oversee immigration enforcement and explore a path toward easing tensions tied to Operation Metro Surge. Frey described the meeting as productive but reiterated his opposition to the operation.
“I shared with Mr. Homan the serious negative impacts this operation has had on Minneapolis and surrounding communities,” Frey wrote on X. “I also made it clear that Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws.”
Collin said what briefly appeared to be a cooling period has now collapsed: “So it seemed that things were cooling. But then we have sort of this back-and-forth playing out on X this morning.”
