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Former Minnesota Vikings captain and University of Minnesota football player Jack Brewer has spoken out against anti-ICE agitators in his state.
Unrest broke out Saturday in and around Minneapolis after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot one of the agitators. Brewer criticized the state’s liberal leaders for inciting the unrest, arguing that Democrats are opposed to ICE because the agency is “deporting their constituents.”
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Jack Brewer encounters deportation flights. (Jack Brewer Foundation)
“We’re kicking out their voters. That’s part of what’s happening and it blows up their whole plan,” Brewer told PK Press Club Digital.
“You can’t allow people into your country who don’t have the same morals and values as you. That’s what’s happening. Minneapolis is protecting these thugs. It’s unbelievable. These people are evil. I worked in third world countries for 25 years. The values are not the same… You can’t let people from cultures like that come to the United States, because they bring their culture with them. That’s what happens. pass.”
Brewer also took aim at the city’s liberal population, calling for behavioral evaluations and National Guard intervention.
“There’s something wrong in Minneapolis. We need a citywide behavioral health assessment. People have completely lost reality,” Brewer said. “I hope President Trump sends in the National Guard. We need curfews. We need real consequences if we attack law enforcement. These men and women should be able to do their jobs and go home to their families safely.”
In 2018, Brewer was handed the key to the city of Minneapolis by Mayor Jacob Frey. But today, Brewer condemns Frey for his far-left positions.
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“I wish I could lock the gates of this city and not let him in if I had the power. What he did is absolutely ridiculous,” Brewer said. “He tap dances for the Somalis. He does everything to go against American culture and Christianity.”
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and intensive care nurse, was shot and killed during an immigration enforcement operation early Saturday targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal history including domestic assault for intentional battery, disorderly conduct and driving without a valid license.
Department of Homeland Security officials said Pretti approached Border Patrol agents while armed with a 9mm pistol and “violently resisted” when they attempted to disarm him. Medics immediately rendered aid, but Pretti was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting.
After the shooting, approximately 200 agitators arrived and began “obstructing and attacking law enforcement,” leading to crowd control measures, according to DHS.
Minneapolis police asked the public to remain calm following Saturday’s shooting.
“We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of W 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue. We are working to confirm additional details. We are asking the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area. Please follow the city’s social media channels for updates,” Minneapolis police said in a statement to PK Press Club Digital.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said at a news conference that an “unlawful assembly” was taking place in the area of the shooting and urged the public to avoid it.
“We demand today that federal agencies operating in our city do so with the same discipline, humanity and integrity that effective law enforcement in this country requires. We urge everyone to remain peaceful,” O’Hara said.
O’Hara said there was an emergency recall of all sworn personnel to handle the situation.
As MPD leads the charge, it receives help from the Minnesota State Patrol and sheriffs from Hennepin and Ramsey counties, O’Hara said.
Suburban towns helped MPD handle the influx of 911 calls. He said firefighters were working with police to “ensure two small fires started in the area were put out safely.”
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Tensions between federal immigration enforcement and Minnesota agitators have been high since the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent. His death sparked a wave of protests across the country and raised questions about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
