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This past Saturday marked five months since Renee Good was shot and killed on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. 

The federal officer was one of about 4,000 immigration and border enforcement agents sent to Minnesota during the immigration crackdown the White House called “Operation Metro Surge.” 

The focus was to deport — in the words of President Donald Trump — the 

, several thousand people had been detained. Many were deported. Most had 

 Many more immigrants stopped going to school and work, and hid at home for weeks. In response, thousands of Minnesotans organized to support people in hiding, document ICE activity and protest the immigration raids.  

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the leaders of two organizations on the front lines about their experiences during the federal enforcement surge, what immigration enforcement looks like now and what comes next.  

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It’s been five months since the peak of the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the leaders of two organizations on the front lines about what we learned and what comes next.  

Reflecting on the immigration enforcement surge and what comes next

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