‘A Breaking Point’: The Minneapolis Police Chief on ICE

2026-01-12

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Warning: This episode contains strong language.Just hours before a federal immigration officer killed Renee Good in her car, Brian O’Hara, the Minneapolis police chief, warned that a tragedy involving ICE seemed inevitable.In an interview, Chief O’Hara discusses his experience with ICE in Minneapolis and why, in his mind, President Trump’s campaign of mass deportation is undermining faith in police departments.Guest: Brian O’Hara, chief of the Minneapolis Police DepartmentBackground reading...

Warning: This episode contains strong language.

Just hours before a federal immigration officer killed Renee Good in her car, Brian O’Hara, the Minneapolis police chief, warned that a tragedy involving ICE seemed inevitable.

In an interview, Chief O’Hara discusses his experience with ICE in Minneapolis and why, in his mind, President Trump’s campaign of mass deportation is undermining faith in police departments.

Guest: Brian O’Hara, chief of the Minneapolis Police Department

Background reading:

Here’s what we know about the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
Local officials called for federal forces to leave Minneapolis after the shooting.

Photo: Tim Evans/Reuters

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