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During an interview CNN’s Pamela Brown asked former President Obama’s ICE Director Sarah Saldana about the current administration’s ICE operations in Minnesota:BROWN: “So, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has described the federal immigration crackdown as an invasion. From your experience and perspective as a former ICE director, how do you respond to that characterization? How do agents view their role when operating in cities that strongly oppose federal enforcement?”SALDANA: “Well, they‘re professionals. The removal officers and the agents are professionals and they understand that they may not be the most popular members of law enforcement in a community, but they go about their business the way they should. The problem that we have here is we have this constant escalation, not only of rhetoric, but these threats of adding even more of a presence, even military presence, which would be, I would think, quite appalling to that community. It is so important to have a connection with the community that you‘re operating in. It‘s — it is not — it should not be us against the community. And I‘m talking about ICE officers in this case. It should be coming in to help the community. I think we may be long past that at this point, but that’s the way it really should work.”Source: CNN/Grabien