Minnesota Now: Jan. 22, 2026
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We hear the latest on the arrest of two Minnesotans, including civil rights lawyer and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, after she took part in an ICE protest at a church. Plus, we learn about Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to Minnesota on Thursday.
We learn from one historian about how the current flood of ICE agents in Minnesota connects to other historic events.
ICE is telling agents to enter private property without a warrant. We talk more on the legality of that.
And we hear the voice of one central Minnesota organizer whose brother was detained by ICE.
Plus, thousands of Minnesotans are gearing up for an economic blackout tomorrow to protest the presence of ICE in the state. We learn how businesses are responding.
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