In the three weeks since Donald Trump sent thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, to the state of Minnesota, and its capital city, Minneapolis, over 3000 people have been detained suspected of being illegal immigrants.
But there’s strong local opposition in this liberal city. When agents appear in a neighbourhood, protests begin and that’s putting ordinary people into contact with the armed and masked officers.
Two citizens have been shot and killed. Renee Good earlier this month and, at the weekend, Alex Pretti.
Can the Trump administration ignore the growing calls for deescalation and accountability?
Declan Conlon speaks to The Irish Times US Correspondent Keith Duggan.
Produced by Suzanne Brennan and Andrew McNair.
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