Border czar and lead officer on the ground in Minneapolis announced today that the ICE surge is over, and they’re leaving but not quite out of here.
The protesters and anti-ICE intelligence experts should keep an eye on known members of ICE in Minneapolis, as uncertainty over their presence and purpose could cause disruption for Minneapolitans. Some will remain, just as some were present prior to the surge, acting as assistance on international crime. Can folks of Minneapolis tolerate this?
We’ve already seen Trump and Homan claim the surge worked, a ridiculous claim on its face because such evaluations require balancing costs vs achieved goals; regarding the latter, measurement of progress is difficult when it comes to crime. Measure this very instant? Measure in three months? Which is more meaningful?
And the costs!
Ah, now I can’t find the link. Shipping, room, board, all those accompanying costs means Trump’s blithering cost the nation a lot of money, along with two lives and the serenity of a lot of citizens.
Evaluations are better done a few months out.
But I still greatly admire the citizens of Minneapolis and those who came to help out. Some of them are my friends!
Congrats!
