“FOP Stands With ICE” – Minnesota Fraternal Order Of Police Calls Out Jacob Frey, Other Politicians After ICE Shooting

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The Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police announced it “stands with ICE.”

They said in a statement, “The hateful and anti-law enforcement rhetoric by Mayor Frey and other politicians have made their jobs and those of local and state law enforcement more difficult and dangerous. The job of law enforcement is difficult and dangerous enough without the agitation by leaders in our state and communities.”

January 8, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

“FOP Stands with ICE”
Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police Condemns Rhetoric#FOPStrong 🇺🇸 @GLFOP @PYoes @JoeGamaldi pic.twitter.com/jwFgDr30md

— MN FOP (@MNFOP) January 8, 2026

“FOP Stands with ICE”
Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police Condemns Rhetoric

(Minneapolis, MN) The Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police stands with the men and women of Law Enforcement across the country. Over the past month, while Federal law enforcement has been doing their job in Minnesota, political and community leaders have condemned and vilified them.

The hateful and anti-law enforcement rhetoric by Mayor Frey and other politicians have made their jobs and those of local and state law enforcement more difficult and dangerous. The job of law enforcement is difficult and dangerous enough without the agitation by leaders in our state and communities.

When citizens are accused of a crime, they are given the presumption of innocence as afforded by due process. When there is an incident involving law enforcement, politicians and activists immediately condemn those involved and are scrambling for sound bites. They do not afford them the same due process but rather convict them in a public court of opinion while an investigation is barely beginning.

The Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police condemns these attacks on law enforcement and calls on politicians and leaders to stop the anti-law enforcement rhetoric and to ask for calm while the facts come out.

The National Fraternal Order of Police is the oldest and largest law enforcement organization in the United States, with more than 382,000 members.

The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association also called out, “Irresponsible, reckless rhetoric from political leaders attacking law enforcement has real and dangerous consequences for officers on the street.”

STATEMENT by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association on today’s ICE activity and political reaction in Minneapolis

(St. Paul, Minn.) Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association Interim Executive Director David Titus said,

“The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association stands firmly behind law enforcement officers, accountability under the law, and the safety of every Minnesota community.

Irresponsible, reckless rhetoric from political leaders attacking law enforcement has real and dangerous consequences for officers on the street. When officers are vilified, demonized, or used as political props, it fuels hostility, emboldens bad actors, and puts lives directly at risk.

MPPOA calls on leaders to stop the inflammatory language and respect the legal and investigative process.”