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Obama compares Minnesota crackdown to behavior seen ‘in dictatorships’

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The former US president said the rogue behaviour of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous.

WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama on Saturday condemned the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minnesota, comparing their behaviour to conduct seen “in dictatorships”.

Thousands of federal agents, including ICE agents, carried out weeks of sweeping raids and arrests in what the Trump administration claims were targeted missions against criminals until the operation was ended this week.

Obama had criticised the actions of ICE agents as unlawful last month but went further in an interview with left-wing political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen released Saturday.

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