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“Thank God For The Patriots of ICE, Shame On The Leadership of Minnesota and The Lunatics in The Street,” — Pete Hegseth Praises Federal Agents — “ICE > MN”

Kurt Steffens

January 24, 2026

“Thank God For The Patriots of ICE, Shame On The Leadership of Minnesota and The Lunatics in The Street,” — Pete Hegseth Praises Federal Agents — “ICE > MN”

United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth strongly defended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the deadly shooting of a Minneapolis resident during a federal operation on January 24. Hegseth framed the federal agents as patriots protecting the country while criticizing local Minnesota leaders and protesters.

“Thank God for the patriots of @ICEgov — we have your back 100%. You are SAVING the country,” Hegseth wrote on social media. He also directly attacked the city’s political leadership and demonstrators who gathered after the shooting: “Shame on the leadership of Minnesota — and the lunatics in the street. ICE > MN.”

Thank God for the patriots of @ICEgov — we have your back 100%. You are SAVING the country.

Shame on the leadership of Minnesota — and the lunatics in the street.

ICE > MN
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) January 24, 2026

The incident occurred during a targeted Department of Homeland Security operation in Minneapolis, where Border Patrol agents fired defensive shots after a man armed with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and two magazines approached them. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. This is the second fatal shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis this month, during a surge in immigration enforcement.

Local officials, including Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, have called for an immediate end to the federal operation, arguing that the presence of thousands of ICE and DHS officers is escalating tensions and putting residents at risk. Walz described the shooting as “sickening” and demanded the withdrawal of federal agents, while protesters across the Twin Cities demanded ICE leave Minnesota entirely.

Today, we lost another Minneapolis neighbor after multiple ICE agents pummeled him and shot him to death.

How many more people need to die or get shot before this ends?

President Trump, I am calling on you to put the American people and this American city first & get ICE out. pic.twitter.com/iGkziVRPUI
— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) January 24, 2026

Hegseth’s statements reflect a broader conservative defense of federal immigration enforcement, portraying the officers as essential to national security, even amid widespread criticism from Democratic lawmakers and activists who accuse federal agencies of violating constitutional rights and terrorizing communities.

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