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SamuelTheThird

(771 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 01:11 AM Jan 27

Doesn't sound like De-escalation in Minn

In what could be a sign of President Donald Trump’s Minnesota immigration siege digging in, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved a request Monday by the Department of Homeland Security to further support its efforts in the Twin Cities.
In an email obtained by the Chronicle, U.S. Customs and Border Protection asked for space at Fort Snelling, a historic decommissioned military base in an unincorporated area next to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, to house federal immigration agents, weapons, vehicles and aircraft.
Fort Snelling is already the site of a U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement field office and a DHS immigration enforcement and detention processing center. CBP will use land on a U.S. Army Reserve base there.

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Doesn't sound like De-escalation in Minn (Original Post) SamuelTheThird Jan 27 OP
Thanks for posting this.... FormerOstrich Jan 27 #1
Kicking this FormerOstrich Jan 27 #2

FormerOstrich

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1. Thanks for posting this....
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 02:40 AM
Jan 27

There is obviously a lot of things going on.

At first it seems like a win because the announced Bovino is out.

But...then I read about them taking over Fort Snelling....

THEN...I read this about Rodney Scott and how he is getting jerked around....

DHS bars commissioner from MSP

Not to mention Delcy Rodriguez is quoted as saying she has had enough of the U.S. ordering her around...

Enough

Meanwhile we seem to be marching to war with Iran...

It's making me more nervous and anxious than ever.....

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