Trump Warns Minneapolis Mayor Over Refusal to Enforce Federal Immigration Laws

President Donald Trump used a Wednesday Truth Social post to publicly warn Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey that he is "PLAYING WITH FIRE" after Frey reportedly said the city "does not, and will not, enforce Federal Immigration Laws" following what Trump called a previously "very good conversation" between them. Trump claimed the mayor’s stance is a "very serious violation of the Law" and urged someone in Frey’s "inner sanctum" to explain the legal stakes, signaling the White House is prepared to treat Minneapolis’s position as more than routine sanctuary rhetoric. The post comes amid a wider clash between the administration and Minnesota leaders over Operation Metro Surge and recent fatal ICE and Border Patrol shootings in Minneapolis, with local officials insisting they will not help carry out federal civil immigration enforcement. The warning adds new heat to an already volatile standoff over who controls immigration enforcement in the city and raises questions about whether DOJ or DHS will seek concrete legal or funding reprisals against Minneapolis.