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‘Canada is not Minnesota,’ minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids

Canada removed more than 22,000 people last year following due process while Manitoba's premier urged Canada to oppose U.S. actions that conflict with Canadian values.

  • `What I would say is that Canada is not Minnesota`, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said, adding he will not pass judgment on the U.S. raids that left two residents dead.
  • This month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted intensive operations in Minnesota, sparking protests after Minneapolis residents Renée Good and Alex Pretti were killed.
  • Gary Anandasangaree, who oversees the Canada Border Services Agency, noted Ottawa removed more than 22,000 people last year while adhering to due process and said cooperation with U.S. agencies continues.
  • Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he raised the events unfolding in Minnesota at the first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Thursday after hearing from constituents very upset about Mr. Pretti and Ms. Good.
  • Kinew argued `If we are the voice of moral clarity, maybe we can destabilize Trump heading into the negotiations at a moral level,` which he said could help influence U.S. trade talks.
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'Canada is not Minnesota,' minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won't pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents.

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The Toronto Star broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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