The arrest of a criminal illegal alien in Minnesota this week drew renewed attention to federal immigration enforcement efforts, as Democratic officials
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ThearrestofacriminalillegalalieninMinnesotathisweekdrewrenewedattentiontofederalimmigrationenforcementefforts,asDemocraticofficialsandcriticsrespondedtorecentactionsbytheTrumpadministrationinvolvingImmigrationandCustomsEnforcementoperationsandthecustodyofformerVenezuelandictatorNicolásMaduro.
MadurowastakenintocustodybytheUnitedStatesonSaturday,promptingreactionsfrompoliticalfiguresacrossthecountry.
SomeDemocratscriticizedthemovedespitehavingpreviouslydescribedMaduroasanillegitimateleaderofVenezuela.
TheresponsefollowedabroaderpatternseeninrecentmonthsasDemocraticofficialsinmultiplecitieshaveopposedICEenforcementactions,includingpubliclyobjectingtodeportationsofcriminalillegalaliens.
Inseveralinstances,DemocratshavetraveledtocountrieswheredeportedcriminalillegalaliensweresentinanefforttoadvocatefortheirreturntotheUnitedStates.
Theseactionshaveoccurr
