Irish in Minneapolis react to Trump's ICE regime: 'This is just a vile thing'

Irish emigrants, business owners and activists describe fear, anger and solidarity as federal immigration enforcement descends on Minneapolis

Minnesotans have had enough. Small acts of resistance against the might and power of the federal government being brought to bear on their city are all adding up to more than the sum of their parts. Picture: Stephen Maturen/Getty

Donald Trump once famously — or maybe infamously — declared that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and [he] wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?”

“It’s, like, incredible,” he added.