While federal agents face coordinated ambushes and street chaos in Minneapolis, Police Chief Brian O’Hara is refusing to give a straight answer on whether his department has been ordered to stand down. When asked point-blank if police were told not to protect ICE, O’Hara retreated into talking points, leaving the safety of federal law enforcement in a state of political limbo. 🏛️🙈
The Question He Won’t Answer 🚔❓
Rather than a firm "no," O’Hara claimed it was "disappointing" to even have the question asked. He bypassed the specific inquiry about standing orders to not protect ICE, offering a deflection instead of a denial.
O’Hara complained that while he only has 600 officers, there are "thousands of immigration agents" in his city. It is a staggering admission of failure—if local authorities controlled the chaos and enforced the law, such a massive federal presence wouldn't be necessary in the first place.
Instead of addressing the "stand down" orders, the Chief pointed to the dozen officers injured in recent chaos, using the "hard work" of his rank-and-file as a shield to avoid answering for his own leadership's directives.
A City in Managed Chaos 🛡️🔥
O’Hara claims his officers respond to "threats to life" regardless of who is involved, yet he failed to explain why federal operations are being left to twist in the wind while "thousands" of agents are forced to flood the streets to do the job local leadership refuses to finish.
By constantly citing the "destruction of the city in 2020," O’Hara is signaling that the MPD is still operating in a defensive, paralyzed crouch—too "stretched thin" to back up federal partners, but perfectly capable of making excuses on national television.
The Chief admitted this "chaos" is being managed by a depleted force, yet his refusal to coordinate or confirm protection for federal agents only ensures the unrest will continue to spiral.
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