ICE officers receive new directive not to engage with ‘agitators’ in Minnesota

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were given two new critical directives on Wednesday that will change how they conduct operations in Minnesota. 

The new orders instruct ICE officers to focus on only arresting illegal immigrants who have criminal charges or convictions. The updated information came in an email from Marcos Charles, the chief of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division, Reuters reported.

“We are moving to targeted enforcement of aliens with a criminal history,” read the new directive. “This includes arrests, not just convictions. ALL ‍TARGETS MUST HAVE ⁠A CRIMINAL NEXUS.”

The policy change comes after a tumultuous month in Minnesota in which two civilians, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were shot and killed while confronting ICE officers engaged in illegal immigration enforcement operations. Charles’s email also