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They were documented cases tied directly to Minnesota, a state run by Democrat leaders who champion sanctuary policies and openly defy federal immigration enforcement.
“These are real. These are rough ones. This is all Minnesota, every one of them,” Trump said as he displayed the stack.
The images told a far different story than the one pushed nightly on cable news.
They showed hardened criminals—individuals with long rap sheets—who were allowed into the country and then released back onto American streets under Joe Biden’s border policies.
Trump highlighted one case that perfectly captured the scale of the problem.
One illegal alien had accumulated 24 criminal convictions—not arrests, not allegations, but convictions.
The crimes included assault, domestic abuse, theft, and trespassing.
“Yesterday, 24 convictions, 24 times convicted. Did not charges. These are convictions. So he comes from outside the country. Do you think he’s going to be good here? Convicted 24 times, he’s going to be good here, right? It doesn’t work that way,” Trump explained.
The list didn’t stop there.
Other mugshots represented individuals convicted of strong-arm rape, aggravated assault with weapons, and gang-related crimes.
This was the reality sanctuary politicians refuse to acknowledge.
Under Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota has effectively become a safe harbor for criminal illegal aliens.
ICE’s Operation Metro Surge exposed just how deep the problem runs.
Since the operation began, more than 2,000 illegal aliens have been arrested across Minnesota.
Of those, 212 were classified by DHS as the “worst of the worst”—including convicted murderers, rapists, child predators, and gang members.
That’s not a border town.
That’s the American Midwest.
And Minnesota is just one example.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, 70% of illegal aliens arrested by ICE have been charged with or convicted of crimes in the United States.
Despite that, Democrat officials in Minnesota have repeatedly refused to cooperate.
Walz and Frey declined to honor ICE detainers for more than 1,360 criminal aliens already in custody.
Since Trump returned to office, nearly 470 convicted criminals were released back into Minnesota communities instead of being turned over to federal authorities.
The consequences were deadly.
Trump pointed to the case of German Adriano Llangari Inga, an illegal alien from Ecuador.
Inga was arrested for drunk driving after killing 31-year-old Victoria Eileen Harwell in Minneapolis.
ICE issued detainers—twice.
Both times, Hennepin County jail refused to comply.
Even after Inga was charged with criminal vehicular homicide, officials allowed him to post bond and walk free.
ICE had to track him down later—after a young woman lost her life.
This wasn’t a policy failure.
It was a choice.
As if ignoring the victims wasn’t enough, the media spectacle escalated further when Don Lemon livestreamed from inside a Minnesota church.
The church was targeted by activists because one of its pastors also works for the Department of Homeland Security.
Protesters stormed a Sunday service, chanting and blowing whistles while children were present.
Trump called out what he saw.
“I saw him the way he walked in that church. It was terrible. I have such respect for that pastor. He was so calm, he was so nice. He was just accosted. What they did in that church was horrible,” Trump said.
The Department of Justice opened an investigation into whether civil rights laws were violated.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon specifically criticized Lemon’s involvement in the disruption.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison attempted to downplay the incident, claiming no laws were broken.
This is the same Keith Ellison who previously suggested Minnesotans would just have to “live with” radical activists disrupting churches.
The contrast couldn’t be clearer.
Trump’s stack of mugshots destroyed the carefully crafted media narrative.
ICE is not hunting innocent families.
They are arresting convicted criminals—many with violent histories—who never should have been in the country to begin with.
Biden opened the border.
Sanctuary cities released the criminals.
Trump is sending them home.
No amount of spin can erase 24 convictions, murder charges, and child rape convictions staring back from those photos.
The mugshots told the truth.
And that’s exactly why the media didn’t want anyone to see them.
