Yesterday President Donald J. Trump blamed Democratic officials for the killing of VA intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota Saturday morning. This morning, Trump’s social media account posted that the president is sending Tom Homan to Minnesota. Lots of progress is being made!”Frey responded with a statement: “I spoke with President Trump this afternoon and appreciated the conversation. “Minneapolis will continue to cooperate with state and federal law enforcement on real criminal investigations—but we will not participate in unconstitutional arrests of our neighbors or enforce federal immigration law. Violent criminals should be held accountable based on the crimes they commit, not based on where they are from.

Source: New York Times January 27, 2026 12:03 UTC