Minnesota Now: Jan. 26, 2026
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A federal judge is hearing arguments in a lawsuit over the presence of 3,000 federal immigration agents in Minnesota. We have updates on the case.
Also, we heard from health care workers about the killing of V.A. nurse Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent.
A Republican state representative is calling for an end to what the federal government has called an immigration operation. He said it’s not worth the chaos.
A group of volunteers are waiting outside the Whipple federal building with coats, warm cars and cellphones. Their goal is to help people detained by immigration officers and then released from holding cells.
Plus, we visit a church one block from Alex Pretti’s memorial.
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