US President Donald Trump warned Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Wednesday he was "playing with fire" for insisting that local police would refrain from enforcing federal immigration laws, a day after the president said he intended to "deescalate a little bit" in the city.
Amid the mixed signals from the White House, tensions remained high in Minneapolis, where observers and activists said deportation raids carried out by Trump's "Operation Metro Surge" had not slackened but seemed more targeted on Wednesday.
The city has been convulsed by daily confrontations between protesters and heavily armed immigration agents, with unrest heightened after two US citizens were shot dead by federal officers -- Renee Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti Saturday.
Demonstrations have spread to cities large and small across the country in recent weeks, with Minneapolis finding its way into
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