00:00Our top story tonight, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says hundreds more ICE agents will be coming to Minnesota following
00:07the shooting death of Renee Goode by an ICE officer.
00:10Secretary Noem said these agents will be on the ground as soon as today.
00:14We're sending more officers today and tomorrow. They'll arrive. There'll be hundreds more in order to allow our ICE and
00:22our Border Patrol individuals that are working in Minneapolis to do so safely.
00:27We're going to continue to, if they conduct violent activities against law enforcement, if they impede our operations, that's a
00:34crime.
00:35And we will hold them accountable to those consequences.
00:38It's not clear exactly how many officers will be coming to the Twin Cities or how many are already here
00:43in Minnesota.
00:43Earlier this month, the DHS reportedly sent 1,500 ICE officers and 600 Homeland Security investigators into the state with
00:51the reported aim of tackling fraud.
00:53We'll keep you updated as this story progresses.
00:57And we're also learning new details from the Department of Homeland Security in regards to congressional visits to ICE facilities.
01:04Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem issuing a statement stating that any congressional visits to ICE detention facilities must be
01:12made seven days in advance.
01:13A previous court order says funding approved to DHS by Congress cannot be used to prevent members of Congress from
01:21entering facilities.
01:23However, Noem says that DHS money funded by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is exempt from the limitation.
01:30In a statement, she says this new policy is to ensure adequate protection for Congress, members, detainees, and ICE employees
01:38in states' unannounced visits pull ICE officers from normal duties.
01:42We're learning all of this in the aftermath of multiple Minnesota members of Congress being asked to leave the Whipple
01:49Federal Building in Minneapolis yesterday morning.
01:52We're learning all of this in the past.
01:52We're learning all of this in the past.
01:52We're learning all of this in the past.
01:52We're learning all of this in the past.
01:52We're learning all of this in the past.
