‘These Are Acts of Insurrection’ [WATCH]

Stephen Miller said sanctuary policies in Minneapolis and Minnesota amount to deliberate obstruction of federal immigration enforcement, accusing state and city leaders of shielding criminal illegal aliens from deportation and enabling continued violence against the public and federal officers.

Miller made the remarks while describing how sanctuary jurisdictions operate and the consequences he said those policies have had in Minnesota.

“Yes. Well, sanctuary cities are jurisdictions that shield and shelter criminal illegal aliens from deportation,” Miller said.

He pointed specifically to Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota, arguing that local and state governments actively block Immigration and Customs Enforcement from removing deportable offenders.

“So for example, in Minneapolis and Minnesota, when an illegal alien commits a crime and is deportable and can and should be removed from the country, the City of Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota prevent ICE from arresting and deporting the offender,” Miller said.

According to Miller, those protections extend even to individuals charged with or convicted of serious crimes.

“Even when they are charged or convicted of heinous crimes, including crimes against women, crimes against children, crimes of violence,” he said.

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Miller said instead of cooperating with federal authorities, local and state officials release those offenders back into the community.

“And instead, they release them back onto the street where they can continue to re offend,” Miller said.

He argued that those releases force ICE officers to conduct enforcement operations in neighborhoods rather than secure custodial settings.

“So ICE over and over and over again, goes out into the community to find and arrest these fugitives who have since committed additional egregious crimes after they were released by frey and walz and Ellison,” Miller said.

Miller described the actions of Minnesota officials as a direct challenge to federal authority.

“These are acts of insurrection against the laws of the United States and against the sovereignty of the United States,” he said.

He said the individuals protected under sanctuary policies include foreign nationals who committed serious offenses after entering the country illegally.

“Foreign illegal aliens who broke into this country, who then raped children, who committed human trafficking, sex trafficking, drug trafficking,” Miller said.

According to Miller, those offenders are protected at multiple levels of government in Minnesota.

“Protected, shielded, sheltered, coddled, defended at every level by the leadership in Minnesota,” he said.

Miller also accused Minnesota leaders of creating conditions that lead to violence against federal officers during enforcement operations.

“And then when ICE goes out to make these arrests, they unleash violent mobs to attack, assault and impede ICE officers,” Miller said.

He further alleged that local law enforcement is prevented from intervening to protect federal agents.

“And they refuse to allow the city police to protect those ICE officers in the context of their duties,” Miller said.

Miller concluded by accusing state and local officials of facilitating that violence.

“Willfully aiding and abetting this violence,” he said.

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The comments come amid ongoing clashes between federal immigration authorities and Democratic-led jurisdictions that have adopted sanctuary policies limiting cooperation with ICE.

Supporters of those policies argue they preserve local control and community trust, while critics argue they undermine federal law and public safety.

Miller’s remarks reflect the Trump administration’s position that immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility and that state and local actions obstructing that enforcement violate the Constitution and endanger both officers and the public.