ICE Reveals What They Just Found

Federal agents say Mahad Abdulkadir Yusuf’s case is exactly what they’ve been warning about:

a man who once held a green card, now a convicted sex offender with an assault arrest and an active warrant,

living freely in a city whose leaders champion sanctuary-style protections.

ICE frames the story bluntly — a dangerous criminal “roaming”

Minneapolis while local policies limited cooperation and even,

they allege, emboldened a building manager to block their entry and shield him from arrest.

Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey insist their approach is about trust,

not defiance — arguing that immigrants must feel safe reporting crimes without fearing deportation.

But Yusuf’s arrest crystallizes the most explosive question in the sanctuary debate:

when the suspect is a violent felon, where does “community trust” end and public endangerment begin?

ICE promises more targeted operations.

Minneapolis may now be the test case for how far this fight will go.