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‘ICE is here!’ Refugee family with legal status unsettled by early morning arrest 

‘ICE is here!’ Refugee family with legal status unsettled by early morning arrest 

A Minneapolis family says U.S. immigration agents detained their son, an incident advocates say highlights a broader federal initiative that is fueling fear in legally present refugee communities.
by Sarah Thamer

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Arctic outbreak on the way: What it means and how to prepare

Arctic outbreak on the way: What it means and how to prepare

Extreme cold warnings and watches are in effect across parts of the region as an Arctic outbreak brings dangerous wind chills capable of causing frostbite on exposed skin within minutes. Here’s how to best prepare for the incoming cold.

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As ICE tactics draw Minneapolis protests, people in greater Minnesota offer nuanced views

As ICE tactics draw Minneapolis protests, people in greater Minnesota offer nuanced views

Two weeks after a federal ice agent shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis, we take the pulse of how folks in outstate Minnesota are feeling about the immigration enforcement actions and the protests against them. For many, they see the issues not as black and white or red and blue, but as shades of gray and nuanced.
by Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn, Catharine Richert, Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval and David Schaper

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Central Minnesota nonprofit delivers food, supplies to families in fear of ICE

Central Minnesota nonprofit delivers food, supplies to families in fear of ICE

Fe y Justicia, which is Spanish for “Faith and Justice,” is a faith-based organization that serves the Latino and immigrant community in central Minnesota. For the past couple of weeks, it’s been organizing an effort to collect donations and deliver groceries and other supplies to families in need.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya enters Minnesota U.S. Senate race

Former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya enters Minnesota U.S. Senate race

Michele Tafoya filed campaign paperwork Tuesday for a U.S. Senate seat could vault Minnesota into the national picture of competitive races. She’s competing for the Republican nomination.
by Dana Ferguson

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Trump administration scales back threats to cut off funding to Minnesota ag programs

Trump administration scales back threats to cut off funding to Minnesota ag programs

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins had previously announced that nearly $130 million in federal funds for Minnesota would be paused, citing alleged fraud in the state. Now, the USDA is allowing some of that funding to go through.
by Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval

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Trump’s ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

Trump’s ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

President Donald Trump promised the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, but achieving his goal wouldn’t have been possible without his big tax and spending cuts bill. Passed by Congress, the bill Trump signed into law has fueled an unprecedented buildup of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis and beyond.
by The Associated Press

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Bovino defends immigration surge tactics, deflects questions of abuse

Bovino defends immigration surge tactics, deflects questions of abuse

This story includes live updates from Jan. 20, 2026: U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino blamed “anarchists” along with Walz and Frey during a press conference on Tuesday for the violence that’s gripped the state for the past six weeks.
by MPR News Staff

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Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service

Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service

Several faith leaders are urgently calling for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants. That's after a group of anti-immigration enforcement protesters disrupted Sunday service at a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul.
by The Associated Press

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