ICE forcibly arrests U.S. citizen in Minneapolis for no apparent reason other than his ethnicity

Masked immigration agents forcibly arrested a Somali American U.S. citizen in Minneapolis for no apparent reason other than his ethnicity. Authorities held the man for two hours even as he tried to show them his passport.

The 20-year-old stepped outside during his lunch break Tuesday, but quickly ducked into a Cedar-Riverside restaurant when he spotted masked men in police vests. They chased him inside, handcuffed him, dragged him across the street and pushed him down in the snow, before putting him into an unmarked SUV.

The St. Paul City Council is asking the state to investigate the actions of St. Paul police during an immigration enforcement operation last month. The council is also requesting an audit of city spending on the police response, which drew widespread criticism because of officers’ heavy use of chemical irritants and projectiles.

It's been a snowy week across much of Minnesota — with parts of northern and central Minnesota getting more than 6 inches. More snow is expected across the south Thursday.

A district court has ruled that the Trump administration can’t block the permitting of wind energy projects.

A piece of falling space debris sent social media atwitter in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan this past weekend.

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