Statement from CEO of NewDEAL Debbie Cox Bultan on turmoil caused by the Trump Administration’s operations in Minneapolis, including the second deadly ICE shooting
News Category: Media, Statements and Press Releases
“NewDEAL stands with Minnesotans who are speaking out in defense of their communities and American laws and values amid the turmoil caused by the Trump Administration’s operations in Minneapolis, including the second deadly ICE shooting.
We are grateful for the Minnesota NewDEALers who are demonstrating exceptional leadership at this challenging time, including Senator Grant Hauschild and House Caucus Leader Zack Stephenson’s warning about harmful federal overreach while calling for accountability and justice, Secretary of State Steve Simon’s firm protection of voter privacy and election integrity, and Mayor Kim Norton’s leadership in bringing local voices to Washington. They are making clear that fear, coercion, and unnecessary force have no place in their state.
NewDEAL believes that public safety, immigration enforcement, and democratic governance must be carried out with transparency, restraint, and respect for human dignity. Communities deserve partnership — not intimidation.
We support Minnesota’s leaders and citizens as they work to protect families, uphold the rule of law, and pursue peace, accountability, and trust at a moment when those values matter more than ever.”
– NewDEAL CEO, Debbie Cox Bultan
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How NewDEAL Leaders are speaking out about ICE and the tragedies in Minnesota
Minnesota Leaders
What’s happening in Minneapolis is a massive federal overreach and it should alarm all of us. Actions reaching into neighborhoods, schools, and daycares are spreading fear and harming families. This has gone too far, and it needs to end.
— Grant Hauschild (@grant_hauschild) January 24, 2026
Another Minnesotan is dead at the hands of federal agents. This has to end.
House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson's statement on today's shooting in Minneapolis: pic.twitter.com/CFXi70ViTQ
— Minnesota House DFL (@mnhouseDFL) January 24, 2026
Other NewDEAL Leaders and Alumni
California
- Matt Mahan: San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan claims two Americans lost their lives while exercising their right to protest and reaffirms San Jose police will not aid ICE agents.
Florida
- Lindsay Cross: Florida House Rep. Cross calls the death of Alex Pretti an unacceptable execution that defies American values.
- Christine Hunchofsky: Florida House Rep. Hunchofsky calls for oversight and accountability from the federal government
Georgia
- Sam Park: Georgia State House Rep. Sam Park condemns the killings at the hands of federal agents and the lying of the Trump administration and advocates for strategic nonviolence.
Illinois
- Daniel Biss: Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss advocates for the abolishment of ICE and full investigation into the ICE shootings.
- Juliana Stratton: Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is pictured at a Chicago protest and demands for the abolition and prosecution of ICE.
Maryland
- Will Smith: Senator Smith asserts that ICE has been weaponized into a paramilitary force and is leading legislation in his state that will ban cooperation with ICE so that state and local law enforcement can focus on public safety
Michigan
- Mallory McMorrow: Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow details legislation that must be done in her state to prevent ICE-related violence, including laws preventing facial coverings and defending Michiganders from warrantless searches.
New York
- Alex Bores: Assemblyman Bores is pictured at anti-ICE protest, calls on Congress to stop funding ICE, abolish ICE, and impeach Noem
Nevada
- Sandra Jauregui: Leader Jauregui says that the shooting was another consequence of having untrained, unaccountable agents unleashed on communities; calls for Congress to hold admin accountable
- Aaron Ford: Lieutenant Governor Ford says that he will do everything in his power to keep Nevadans safe and fight federal overreach
North Carolina
- Leonardo Williams: Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams calls the killing of Alex Pretti an “execution” and insists we have a moral mandate to demand transparency and accountability from the White House and DHS.
- Zeb Smathers: Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers calls on leaders to rise above party lines and defend liberty & constitutional rights
Ohio
- Zach Klein: Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein advocates for US District Courts to block ICE’s deployment in Minnesota, and cites public safety as a key reason.
Pennsylvania
- Joanna McClinton: Pennsylvania Rep. McClinton asserts the shooting in Minneapolis defies foundational principles of democracy and urges Congress to investigate the legality of ICE.
- Austin Davis: Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis says ICE agents are not keeping people safe, but rather inciting fear and eroding trust.
- Josh Shapiro: Governor Shapiro says the purpose of law enforcement is to keep communities safe and asserts that ICE is abusing power, wreaking havoc, and violating people’s constitutional rights
Rhode Island
- Brett Smiley: Mayor Smiley describes agents’ behavior as reckless and lawless and calls for deescalation
Texas
- John Bucy: Rep. Bucy calls for full accountability as Americans are “being killed in broad daylight”
- Rafael Anchia: Rep. Anchía Says that ICE executed Alex Pretti and that the administration is lying to avoid responsibility
Virginia
- James Walkinshaw: Virginia Congressman James Walkinshaw criticizes DHS Secretary Noem for her defense of ICE and advises for her removal, stating ICE has illegally detained people.
- Irene Shin: Delegate Shin says that ICE continues to act with impunity, immorally, and illegally.
