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Stories from January 13, 2026

Hennepin Healthcare interim leader steps down; board names 2 interim administrators

Hennepin Healthcare interim leader steps down; board names 2 interim administrators

The Hennepin County Board dissolved the Hennepin Healthcare System Board in August 2025 due to a severe financial budget deficit and assumed interim oversight of the state’s largest safety-net hospital. The board intends to begin a search for a permanent CEO later this year.
by Erica Zurek

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Resettlement agency head says new Homeland Security operation ‘terrifying’ refugee families

Resettlement agency head says new Homeland Security operation ‘terrifying’ refugee families

Immigration and refugee advocates in Minnesota say a new federal “reverification” effort has led to home arrests by armed agents, rapid transfers out of state and widespread fear among refugee families who are living in the U.S. legally.
by Sarah Thamer

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‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained

‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained

From an Uber driver to a school drop off, MPR News spoke with Minnesotans who were stopped or detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
by Nina Moini, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Alanna Elder and Ellen Finn

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How to legally handle interactions with federal immigration agents

How to legally handle interactions with federal immigration agents

MPR News is seeing reports of Minnesotans having violent interactions with federal law enforcement. An ACLU Minnesota attorney says it’s become more difficult to interact with ICE because they are violating constitutional rights.
by Nina Moini, Ellen Finn and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Our daily check in with MPR photojournalist documenting immigration actions in Minneapolis

Our daily check in with MPR photojournalist documenting immigration actions in Minneapolis

On Tuesday morning, ICE agents took two people into custody and used chemical irritants on a crowd in south Minneapolis. The incident occurred a block from where an agent killed Renee Macklin Good. MPR News photojournalist Ben Hovland at the scene and joined host Nina Moini to talk about it.
by Nina Moini, Alanna Elder and Ben Hovland

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Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor quits over ICE shooting probe

The lead federal prosecutor in the Feeding Our Future fraud case has resigned. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson is objecting to the Justice Department's response to the killing of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent last week. The White House announced today that President Donald Trump is ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis.
by Emily Reese

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Arctic cold and snow return to Minnesota

Arctic cold and snow return to Minnesota

A pattern change brings much colder temperatures with occasional snow Thursday into the upcoming weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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Minnesota appealing feds’ move to withhold $2B in Medicaid funds

Minnesota appealing feds’ move to withhold $2B in Medicaid funds

A key Minnesota official on Tuesday warned of “catastrophic consequences” for more than 1 million Minnesotans in need, including 600,000 children, if that money doesn’t come through.
by Kyra Miles

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Should you call 911 on ICE? What can local police do, if anything?

Should you call 911 on ICE? What can local police do, if anything?

Advocates say community members are rightfully concerned when masked, armed men show up at homes and businesses. Law professors say local police can investigate federal agents with some limitations.

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Federal judge could rule restricting ICE enforcement this week

Federal judge could rule restricting ICE enforcement this week

Six people detained or threatened by ICE officers are seeking an order preventing ICE officers from taking retaliatory actions toward people who observe or protest immigration enforcement officers.
by Dana Ferguson

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Legal expert: New Minnesota lawsuit argues ICE violates state's rights

Legal expert: New Minnesota lawsuit argues ICE violates state's rights

MPR News hosts Clay Masters and Nina Moini spoke with Jason Marisam, law professor at Mitchell Hamline, about the legal argument Attorney General Keith Ellison is making through the new lawsuit.
by Clay Masters, Nina Moini and Gretchen Brown

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'A deep irony': Native American legal expert weighs in on racial profiling

'A deep irony': Native American legal expert weighs in on racial profiling

According to a legal expert, ICE agents profiling Native Americans is one of the consequences of recent decisions by the Supreme Court around the use of ethnicity in immigration stops.
by Melissa Olson

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Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe

Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe

Thompson’s resignation comes after top Justice Department officials pushed the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good, who was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last week. Thompson also objected to excluding state investigators from the Good shooting investigation.
by Matt Sepic

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ProPublica finds more than 40 cases of Immigration agents using banned chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing

ProPublica finds more than 40 cases of Immigration agents using banned chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing

Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.

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Protecting yourself from misinformation: What to know and how to spot it

Protecting yourself from misinformation: What to know and how to spot it

We’re surrounded by information, but not all of it is true. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how technology is being used to mislead, what to question and how to avoid being fooled by fake images, videos and stories.
by Angela Davis and Nikhil Kumaran

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Woman dragged by ICE agents into unmarked car, private data being used to intimidate observers

Woman dragged by ICE agents into unmarked car, private data being used to intimidate observers

This story includes live updates from Jan. 13, 2026: Aliya Rahman, a U.S.-born citizen, was dragged into an unmarked car and driven away while on her way to a doctor’s appointment. Joe Thompson, the U.S. Justice Department attorney best known for prosecuting social services fraud in Minnesota, resigned.
by MPR News Staff

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A conservative Supreme Court tackles the question of trans women in school sports

A conservative Supreme Court tackles the question of trans women in school sports

The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing.
by Nina Totenberg

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Warrantless ICE entry in Minneapolis heightens fears amid statewide enforcement surge

Federal immigration agents forced their way into a man’s home in north Minneapolis over the weekend, in what attorneys say was a clear violation of the Constitution. On Sunday morning, masked agents arrived to arrest Garrison Gibson, a 38‑year‑old Liberian man.
by Jacob Aloi

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Final mild day before sharp cooldown

Final mild day before sharp cooldown

The region will see one more mild day today before much cooler air moves in late this week, bringing snow chances.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Trump administration to shutter an immigration court, adding to judges' backlog

Trump administration to shutter an immigration court, adding to judges' backlog

The planned closure of the San Francisco Immigration Court comes as immigration judges spent the last year facing pressure to move through their caseloads faster and streamline deportations.
by Ximena Bustillo and Anusha Mathur

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Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues

Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues

Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some schools with families fearing being caught up in ICE operations.
by Elizabeth Shockman and Kyra Miles

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Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists

Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists

MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advocates say it’s a clear violation of state law.
by Jon Collins

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What it took to return a 3,200-year-old bronze owl to public view at Mia

What it took to return a 3,200-year-old bronze owl to public view at Mia

A rare, 3,200-year-old bronze owl, damaged by a visitor and painstakingly repaired overseas, returns to view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art — raising questions about risk, conservation and how museums display their most fragile treasures.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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