A St. Paul city official is facing intense criticism after publicly encouraging residents to assist illegal aliens in avoiding federal immigration enforcement, including by delivering groceries, escorting workers, and reporting the movements of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
St. Paul City Council Vice President Hwa Jeong Kim posted a video to social media urging residents to resist ICE activity in the city following an increase in federal enforcement operations.
The video, which was shared on Kim’s Instagram account and later circulated widely across other platforms, prompted swift backlash from critics who accused the council member of promoting interference with federal law enforcement.
In the video, Kim claimed that federal immigration agents had already taken several individuals into custody earlier in the day.
“It’s not even noon, and ICE has already kidnapped five of my neighbors. I’ve responded to one where we believe a whole family was taken with children,” Kim said.
Kim went on to assert that the presence of federal agents in Minnesota had surpassed that of local law enforcement.
“There are more federal agents in Minnesota than we have of the St. Paul and Minneapolis police combined. And yet, there are neighbors that are showing up in incredible ways like standing in front of known targeted businesses helping escort workers home,” she continued.
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Kim also announced what she described as a “mutual aid grocery run” in her neighborhood, framing it as a way for residents to support illegal aliens who she said were afraid to leave their homes due to enforcement actions.
“Today I’m kicking off one of our first mutual aid grocery runs in my neighborhood, an easy way for folks to get involved, but it’s because the workers have been pulled over time and time again attempting to make deliveries to families that are too afraid to even go grocery shopping,” Kim said.
In another portion of the video, Kim suggested that federal agents had been observed at city-owned properties and directed viewers to document and report those sightings to her office.
“If you see this, please record it to the best of your ability and submit to the Ward Five office,” she said.
The remarks triggered strong reactions online, with critics accusing Kim of encouraging residents to obstruct federal immigration enforcement and track law enforcement personnel.
“Who wants to tell her hiding indoors won’t stop ICE from enforcing the law?” one critic wrote in response to the video.
Another comment read, “Bending over backwards to serve those invading America. Traitorous. Send this idiot back with them.”
A third commenter mocked the proposal by writing, “Where do I apply?? Would it be illegal if I told ICE all the addresses I delivered to??”
Kim has previously taken a hard stance against federal immigration authorities.
She called for the immediate arrest of a federal agent involved in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, who was killed after blocking a federal operation with her vehicle and then driving toward the agent, according to federal authorities.
The controversy comes as ICE operations in Minnesota have drawn heightened attention amid broader national debates over immigration enforcement and cooperation between local governments and federal agencies.
The St. Paul City Council website indicates that the council is composed entirely of women, a distinction the city achieved in 2023 when it became the first major U.S. city with an all-female council.
Kim’s political affiliations and endorsements are listed on her campaign website.
She has been backed by the St. Paul Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, the DFL Environmental Caucus, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and the Twin Cities chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, along with other Democrat-aligned organizations.
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