Omar, Minneapolis mayor accuse Trump admin of unleashing 'political retribution,' 'invasion' with ICE activity

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused the Trump administration Friday of unleashing "political retribution" and an "invasion" on the state of Minnesota through federal immigration enforcement activity. The remarks come as lawmakers gathered in the Minnesota Senate Building in St. Paul for a hearing titled, "Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Deadly Assault on Minnesota." Tensions remain high in Minnesota following last week’s shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. "What we are witnessing right now is unprecedented. There is no modern precedent for this level of federal overreach, violence, lawlessness carried out in the name of immigration enforcement," Omar said. "This is not routine enforcement. This is not about public safety. This is not even about immigration. This is about political retribution," she continued. "The president said it himself this week. It is increasingly clear that the entire purpose of these actions is to provoke chaos and fear in order to justify invoking the Insurrection Act and expand the president's ability to rain terror upon American cities who do not vote for him." PROTESTERS CLASH WITH FEDERAL OFFICERS AFTER ANOTHER ICE SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS ‘What we're seeing on our streets is unnecessary abuses of force. This is an invasion for the sake of creating chaos by our own federal government to interrupt the daily lives of tens of thousands of people," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey later said. Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and ICE for comment. President Donald Trump first warned Thursday that he would invoke the Insurrection Act if people in Minnesota don't obey the law and continue attacking federal agents there. He told reporters on Friday that the Insurrection Act was not needed amid anti-ICE unrest "right now" but said he could invoke the law if needed in the future. DHS ARRESTS ARMED MAN WITH EXTRA AMMUNITION FOR ASSAULTING FEDE…