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The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a fierce national debate and prompted some fellow Republicans to question President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration crackdown, but the president on Sunday night continued to blame Democratic officials. After remaining relatively quiet on Sunday, the Republican president in two lengthy social media posts said that Democrats had encouraged people to obstruct law enforcement operations. He also called on officials in Minnesota to work with immigration officers and "turn over" people who were in the US illegally. "Tragically, two American Citizens have lost their lives as a result of this Democrat ensued chaos," Trump wrote on his Truth Social media network. Trump's refusal to back away from his pledge to carry out the largest deportation program in history and the surge of immigration officers to heavily Democratic cities came as more Republicans began calling for a deeper investigation and
The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea, as he urged protesters to remain peaceful so the president won't see a need to send in the US military. Daily protests have been ongoing throughout January since the US Department of Homeland Security ramped up immigration enforcement in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St Paul by bringing in more than 2,000 federal officers. In a diverse neighbourhood where immigration and Customs enforcement officers have been frequently seen, US postal workers marched through on Sunday, chanting: Protect our routes. Get ICE out. The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers based in Alaska who specialise in operating in arctic conditions to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, two defence officials said Sunday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, s