No Call for Help: MPD Says ICE Didn’t Request Aid During Minneapolis Protest

A federal/municipal clash emerges as Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino criticizes the Minneapolis Police Department for not assisting ICE during Wednesday protests, while MPD says it has no record of a request for such assistance. ICE and Border Patrol, at a news conference in Minnesota, touted arrests under Operation Metro Surge and called for broader cooperation from leaders, even as MPD notes it processes many ICE-related 911 calls but didn’t receive a Wednesday aid request. The department did recover a magazine with ammunition left by a federal agent amid the protests. Bovino pledged the mission would continue until alleged criminal illegal aliens are no longer in Minneapolis, highlighting ongoing tensions between federal immigration enforcement and local policing.