'SNL' takes on Minneapolis as Pete Davidson plays border czar

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : " When he asked the agents what they're looking for in Minneapolis, an ICE agent responded, "Epstein files?" "No, we actually just released those to distract from this," Davidson as Homan said.
49% : "Maybe just try not to get filmed?" Tonight's "SNL" cold open comes amid continued anti-ICE demonstrations in the United States following the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good amid immigration action in Minneapolis.
42% : After Davidson's Homan said that ICE's mission in Minneapolis is to "detain and deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes," one of the agents said this is "literally the first I'm hearing of that.
34% : In the sketch, Davidson's Homan spoke to a room full of confused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and grew frustrated while trying to explain why they should not use force against protesters or destroy evidence.
34% : The episode received backlash from some fans over the way it largely sidestepped the killing of Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis earlier that same day.
33% : The Jan. 24 opening sketch only alluded to the events in Minneapolis when Johnson, as Trump, said he was trying to distract from "what all my little freaks and psychos in ICE have been doing.
32% : " 'SNL' cold open comes as more Americans protest against ICE Davidson's Homan also addressed agents who say that protesters shouldn't be able to have guns, asking, "How many of you went to a 'stop the steal' protest with a loaded automatic weapon?" James Austin Johnson's ICE agent character eventually concluded, "You hired a bunch of angry, aggressive guys, gave us guns and didn't train us, so this is maybe what you wanted to happen?" The sketch ended with Davidson giving an inspirational speech to the agents, asking if they can do their jobs "without violating anyone's rights as Americans," to which an agent played by Kenan Thompson simply replied, "No." "Well, I had to ask," Davidson's Homan said.
21% : 'SNL' cold open with Pete Davidson tackles ongoing ICE raids, Don Lemon's arrest Homan then stressed that ICE agents should not use force, asking, "The job, ultimately, is about keeping America safe from what?" "This could be wrong, but Don Lemon?" an ICE agent responded, referring to the arrest of the former CNN anchor.
18% : In the first "Saturday Night Live" episode of the year, cast members mocked Trump over his handling of Venezuela and the ICE shootings in Minneapolis.

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