Trump touts arrests by ICE in Minneapolis while acknowledging potential ‘mistakes’

DEFENDING HIS CRACKDOWN IN MINNESOTA WHILE ALSO. CRACKDOWN IN MINNESOTA A WHILE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING I.C.E. MINNESOTA WHILE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING I.C.E. HAS MADE SOME. HAS MADE SOME MISTAKES. HERE'S M MAGGIE VESPA. MISTAKAKES. HERE'S MAGGIE VESPA. >> Reporter: >> Reporter: TONIGHT AFTER NEARLY TWO WEEKS OF ANTI-. TONIGHT AFTER NEARLY TWO WEEKS OF ANTI- I.C.E. TWO WEEKEKS OF ANTI- I.C.E. PROTESTS IN THE TWIN. I.C.E. PROTESTS IN THE TWIN CITIES, THTHE JUSTICE. PROTESTS IN N THE TWIN CITIES, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SERVING. DEPARTMENT SERVING SUBPOENAS TO TOP MINNESESOTA DEMOCRATS, MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS, INCLUDING GOGOVERNOR TIM WALZ AND. INCLUDING GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AND MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR. TIM WALZ AND MIMINNEAPOLIS MAYOR JACOB FREY, IN ITS. JACOB FREY, IN ITS INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS THEY'RE. ALLEGATIONS THEY'RE IMPEDING LAW ENFORCRCEMENT. ENFORCEMENT ACCORDING TO A DOCUMEMENT REVIEWED BY. ACCOCORDING TO A DOCUMENT REVIEWED BY NBC NEWS AND A. DOCUMENT REVIEWED BY NBC NEWS AND A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH. PERSON FAMILIAR WITH THE INVESTIGATION, THIS AS PRESIDENENT. THE INVESTIGATION, THIS AS PRESIDENT TRUMP DEFEFENDS I.C.E.

THIS AS PRESIDENT TRUMP DEFENDS I.C.E. TOUTINING 3,000. TRUMP DEFENDS I.C.E. TOUTING 3,000 ARRESTS IN RECENT. S. ARARRESTS IN RECENT WEEKS. >> THESE ARE ALL. WEEKS. >> THESE ARE ALL CRIMINAL ILLEGAL. >> THESE ARE ALL CRIMININAL ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT IN MANY. CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT IN MANY CASES THEY'RE. ALIENS THAT IN MANY CASES THEY'RE MURDERERS. MURDERERS. THEY'RE DRUG LORDS, DRUG DEAEALERS. THTHEY'RE DRUG LORDS, DRUG DEALERS. >> Reporter: DHS. >> Reporter: DHS POINTING TO ARRESTS THIS WEEKEND, POINTING TO ARRESTS THIS WEEKEND, INCLUDING SUSPECTS. THIS WEEKEND, INCLUDING SUSPECTS CONVICTED OF. CONVICTED OF HOMICIDE, ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSSSAULT, AND. HOMICICIDE, ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A. SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR, BUT THE PRESIDENT T ALSO. MINOR, BUT THE PRESIDENT ALSO ACKNKNOWLEDGING I.C.E. PRESIDENT T ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING I.C.E. MAY HAVE MADE. MAY HAVE MADE MISTAKES WHILE DEFENDING THE. DEFENDING THE MISSION. >> I.C.E.E. >> I.C.E. IS GOING TO BE TOO ROUGH WITH SOMEBODODY. IS GOING TO BE TOO ROUGH WITH SOMEBODODY OR, YOU KNOW, THEY. ROUGH WITH SOMEBODY OR, YOU KNOW, THEY DEAL WITH ROROUGH. DEAL WITH ROUGH PEOPLE. ARE THEY GOING TO.

PEOPLE. ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE A MISTAKE? ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE A A MISTAKE? SOMETIMES IT CAN. HAPPEN. WE FEEL TERRIBLY. >> Reporter: ALL AS. WE FEEL TERRIBLY. >> Reporter: ALL AS CRITICS SLAM TACTICS. >> Reporter: ALL AS CRITICS SLAM TACTICS BY SOME FEDERAL. BY SOME FEDERAL OFFICERS. THAT'S'S CHRONIC LEE. OFFICERS. THAT'S CHRONIC LEE TAO LED OUT OF HIS. THAT'S CHRONIC LEE TAO LED OUT OF HIS ST. PAUL HOME IN. TAO LED OUT OF HIS ST. PAUL HOME IN HANDCUFFS WEARING. ST. PAUL HOME IN HANDCUFFS WEARING G JUST SHORTS AND. HANDCUFFS WEARING JUST SHORTS AND CROCS DRAPED IN A. JUST SHORTS AND CROCS DRAPED IN A BLANKET. CROCS DRAPAPED IN A BLANKET. >> THEN SUDDENLY I. BLANKET. >> THEN SUDDENLY I WAS LIKE WHOA HAD. >> THEN SUDDENLY I I WAS LIKE WHOA HAD AND THEN THEY GO YOU. WAS LIKE WHOA HAD AND THEN THEY GO YOU COME OUT HERE. AND THEN THEY Y GO YOU COME OUT HERE. >> Reporter: AN NBC. COME OUT HERE. >> Reporter: AN NBC NEWS REVIEW FOUND. NEWS REVIEW FOUND THE 57-YEAR-OLD NATURALIZED U.S. THE 57-YEAR-OLD NATURALIZED D U.S. CITIZEN HAS NO. D.

CITIZEN HAS S NO CRIMINAL RECORD. HE WAS RELEASED. HE WAS RELEASED AFTER AN HOUR. DHS SAYSYS HE WAS. AFTER AN HOUR. DHS SAYS HE WAS LIVING WITH TWO. DHS SAYS HE WAS LIVING WITH TWO CONVNVICTED SEX. CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS I.C.E. WAS TARGETING AND. OFFENDERS I.C.E. WAS TARGETING AND REFUSED TOTO IDENTIFY. WAS TARGETING AND REFUFUSED TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF TO OFFICERS, REFUSED TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF TO OFFICERS, SOMETHING G HIS FAMILY. SOMETHING HIS FAMILY DENIES. WHILE A LOCACAL POLICE. DENIES. WHILE A LOCAL POLICE CHIEF SAYS HIS OFF-. CHIEF SAYS HIS OFF- DUTY OFFICERS OF COLOR HAVE BEEN. DUTY OFFICERS OF COLOR HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY. COLOR HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY FEDERAL LAW. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> THEHEY WERE FORCED. >> THEY WERE FORCED TO IDEDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS A. . POLICE OFFICER. THE AGENTS THEN IMMEDIATELY LEFT. IMMEDIATELY LEFT AFTER HEARING THIS. >> Repeporter: TODAY. >> Reporter: TODAY THE BORDER PATROL COMMANDER WAS. THE BORDER PATROL COMMANDER WAS PRESSED ABOUT THEIR. PRESSED ABOUT THEIR TACTICS. >> I WOUOULD SAY THAT. TACTICS. >> I WOULD SAY THAT THOSE TACTICS ARE.

THOSE TACTICS ARE BORN OF NECESSITY. WHAT WE E DO IS LEGAL, BORN OF NECESSITY. WHAT WE DO IS LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND MORAL. WHAT WE DO IS LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND MORAL. >> Reporter: WHILE. ETHICAL, AND MORAL. >> Reporter: WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP. PRESIDENT TRUMP SLAMMING ANTI-I.C.E. PROTESTERS W WHO WITH. PROTESTERS WHO WITH WERE PROTESTING G IN FRONT OF A CHURCH. WERE PROTESTING IN FRONT OF A CHURCH WHO THEY BELIEVE THE. FRONT OF A CHURCH WHO THEY BELIEVE THEHE PASTOR WORKS FOR. PASTOR WORKS FOR I.C.E. >> M MAGGIE, THOSE. I.C.E. >> MAGGIE, THOSE DEMOMOCRATIC OFFICIALS. >> MAGGIE, THOSE DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS ARE RESPONDING TO. ARE RESPONDING TO THOSE DOJ SUBPOENAS? >> Repeporter: YEAH, THOSE DOJ SUBPOENAS? >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. GOVERNOR WALZ. TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. GOVERNRNOR WALZ CALLING THE. GOVERNOR WALZ CALLING THE INVESTIGATION A. INVESTIGATION A PARTISAN DISTRACTION AND MAMAYOR FREY.

PARTISAN D DISTRACTION AND MAYOR FREY POSTING TONIGHT WHEN. AND MAYOR FRFREY POSTING TONIGHT WHEN THE FEDERAL. NT. GOVERNMENT WEAPONIZES ITS POWER TOTO INTIMIDATE LOCAL.