米下院議員アンジェ・クレイグ氏はミネソタ・スター・トリビューンの論説で、ドナルド・トランプ大統領の2期目初頭に署名された移民拘束措置であるレイケン・ライリー法への賛成投票を後悔していると述べた。この立場に対し、クレイグ氏の民主党農民労働党（DFL）上院候補指名争いの主なライバルであるペギー・フラナガンミネソタ州副知事から批判が寄せられ、ティナ・スミス上院議員の後継を巡る選挙戦で生じている思想的・戦術的分裂を浮き彫りにしている。
ティナ・スミス上院議員は2026年の再選を目指さないと表明しており、ミネソタ州の空席となった米上院議席を巡る競争の激しい選挙戦が始まる。
X上での議論では、アンジェ・クレイグ下院議員のミネソタ州上院選キャンペーン中に、レイケン・ライリー法賛成投票を後悔する論説が注目されている。ミネソタ州共和党や共和党研究委員会を含む保守派は、彼女を左派に媚びるための手のひら返しだと非難した。進歩派は、害を助長した後の後悔は遅すぎると主張した。ジャーナリストらは、ペギー・フラナガン副知事によるクレイグ氏の移民記録への以前の攻撃を要因として指摘した。
Angie Craig now says she regrets voting for the Laken Riley Act last year.
— Lisa Kashinsky (@lisakashinsky) 2026年3月2日
Peggy Flanagan has made Craig's immigration voting record a big attack line in #MNSen https://t.co/gjj1JPTeiS
“Truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long.” — The Merchant of Venice
— Republican Party of Minnesota (@mngop) 2026年3月4日
After voting for the Laken Riley Act, Angie Craig now says she “regrets” it—scrambling to appease the far-left activists in her party as she eyes a U.S. Senate run.
Minnesotans deserve leaders who… https://t.co/9CvoVGFmq6
way too late for angie craig to FINALLY admit she regrets voting for the laken riley act. being unable to recognize it as harmful at the time & only changing her mind after the terror her vote helped bring to minnesota isn’t enough. the damage was done
— taylr (@taylr) 2026年3月2日
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FLIP-FLOP: Rep. Angie Craig expresses 'regret' for voting on the Laken Riley Act, drawing fierce GOP backlash as she runs for Minnesota Senate. https://t.co/GItaROgQDW
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) 2026年3月3日
🚨 Rep. Angie Craig said she REGRETS her vote FOR the Laken Riley Act. It's despicable. Where is the human decency?
— Republican Study Committee (@RepublicanStudy) 2026年3月3日
Let's not forget: this is the same party that refused to stand at the State of the Union to protect and defend American citizens above all else, a duty assigned… pic.twitter.com/V2llP2hRAc
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Minnesota’s Democratic leaders, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, spent weeks trying to contain political and public fallout from a large federal immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities after two U.S. citizens were killed in encounters involving federal agents. The operation, known as “Operation Metro Surge,” was later scaled back and then ended after widespread backlash and mounting legal and political pressure.
A coalition of President Donald Trump's allies has formed to pressure the administration into resuming mass deportations of all unauthorized immigrants, not just violent criminals. This push comes amid a reported shift in White House messaging following controversial ICE operations. Meanwhile, Democratic-led cities in Republican states debate how to limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
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Organizers in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region planned a series of demonstrations and trainings from Feb. 25 through March 1 under the banner “Bring the Heat! Melt the ICE!”, including actions at the Minnesota State Capitol and at hotels they say are housing federal immigration agents, according to organizing materials obtained by the advocacy group Defending Education and reported by The Daily Wire.