Tim Walz Compares Immigration Agents To Nazis, Says Minnesota Is Home To New ‘Anne Frank’ Story

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Sunday compared federal immigration officers to the Nazis.

The failed Democrat vice presidential candidate said during a press conference said that immigration operations in Minnesota evoke the tale of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who hid from the Nazi regime in an attic for over two years before dying in a concentration camp.

“We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside,” said Walz. “Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is going to write that children’s story about Minnesota.”

Walz’s comments came after a Customs and Border Protection agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, a nurse who was interfering with their operations in the city. Pretti’s death comes just weeks after Renee Good was shot and killed after attempting to ram an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent with her car in Minneapolis.

Rioters have confronted federal agents enforcing immigration law in Minneapolis with increased ferocity since Good’s death, obstructing and often threatening them. Protesters often greet immigration agents with chants such as “Kill An ICE, Save A Life.”

Walz blamed President Donald Trump for the heightened tensions in his state.

“There’s one person who can end this now,” Walz said, referring to the president.

The outburst is just the latest in Walz’s months-long rhetorical crusade against federal immigration enforcement. Last year, Walz called agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo.” Other Democratic officials, such as Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, have made similar comments.

Newly-elected New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, also a Democrat, made a similar statement on Sunday when she claimed on CNN that ICE was like the communist STASI — the East German secret police.

Members of the Trump administration have fired back that Walz and other Minnesota officials have supported “terrorism” against ICE agents after threats and attacks against immigration agents have skyrocketed since Trump took office.

“Minnesota insurrection is a direct result of a FAILED governor and a TERRIBLE mayor encouraging violence against law enforcement. It’s disgusting,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post earlier this month. “Walz and [Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey] — I’m focused on stopping YOU from your terrorism by whatever means necessary. This is not a threat. It’s a promise.”