Minnesota Now: Jan. 20, 2026
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This weekend, ICE agents broke through the front door of a U.S. citizen and detained him at gunpoint. Photos spread online of the man being led from his home with little clothing to protect from the freezing cold. We have details on that story.
Protesters interrupted a church service Sunday at a church where one pastor leads the St. Paul ICE Field Office. The U.S. Department of Justice is now investigating for potential violations of two laws. We talked with an expert about the FACE Act and the KKK Act.
We learned about Camp East Montana, the ICE detention center where a Minnesota man died last week.
And State Senator John Hoffman sat down with politics editor Brian Bakst for his first interview since being attacked in June.
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