Minneapolis police cars will place posters describing the rights of immigrants

This week, the mayor of Minneapolis (Minnesota), Jacob Frey, announced that posters with detailed descriptions of immigrant rights must be placed on all police patrol cars in the city.

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Posters will be written in two languages: English and Spanish, writes Insider Fox News.

“Right now, cities need to step up and do what our federal administration and Congress are unwilling to do. We will not let a lack of compassion at the highest levels of our government stop us from doing the right thing for our immigrant communities here in Minneapolis,” Frey said at a press conference Wednesday.

“These posters will make it clear that you do not have to answer questions about where you were born, your immigration status, whether you are a U.S. citizen or whether you have the right to remain silent,” the mayor explained.

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This decision of the city administration displeased the local police.

Lieutenant Bob Kroll, President of the Federation of Minneapolis Police Officers, called this innovation an example of "far leftist politics."

“They refuse to accept the word illegal.” "They're illegal immigrants, which means they're here illegally, and they're doing illegal things, which is what gets them into the backseat of our cars," Kroll said.

He added that dissatisfaction with the posters was expressed by many Minneapolis officers who want to work together with the federal authorities to ensure compliance with US immigration laws.

“In law enforcement, we're all in this together, and we just feel like it (illegal immigration) undermines the safety of our citizens,” Kroll said.

He also expressed the hope that residents of the city will come out at meetings against such a policy in order to make it clear to the city administration that it is acting incorrectly.

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