Washington, DC, January 20 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday urged the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to publicize details of criminals being detained and removed, arguing that greater transparency would strengthen public support for the agency.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that the Department of Homeland Security and ICE must highlight “the murderers and other criminals” they are arresting and removing from the system, claiming such actions save innocent lives.
Linking the immigration crackdown to crime concerns, Trump asserted that Minnesota alone has large numbers of criminals, stating that crime statistics nationwide are “the best ever recorded.” He called on federal agencies to disclose details immediately, saying, “Show the numbers, names, and faces of the violent criminals, and show them now.”
Trump added that such disclosures would bolster public backing for ICE, writing that people would begin supporting the agency rather than what he described as “highly paid troublemakers, anarchists, and agitators.” His remarks come as his administration faces legal challenges in Minnesota over the intensified immigration enforcement efforts in the state.
The Department of Justice on Monday urged a federal judge to dismiss a request by Minnesota leaders seeking to block President Trump’s immigration crackdown and allow the continued deployment of immigration agents, CNN reported. The DOJ move followed a lawsuit filed by Minnesota and the Twin Cities, which challenged the crackdown as unconstitutional.
In its filing, the Trump administration argued that Minnesota was seeking “a veto over federal law enforcement,” describing the lawsuit by state and local officials as an “absurdity” that would undermine the supremacy of federal law, according to CNN.
Minnesota officials filed the lawsuit last week, describing the surge of federal agents as a “federal invasion” and alleging violations of the 10th Amendment. The case followed similar legal action by Illinois and the city of Chicago, which accused the Department of Homeland Security of terrorizing residents through what they described as an “organized bombardment,” CNN reported.
Trump and his administration have maintained that the US Constitution grants the federal government broad authority to enforce national immigration laws as it deems appropriate.
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