Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says agents yanked him from a vehicle, slammed him down and beat him with a baton. ICE has said the man caused his own injuries when he tried to run while handcuffed and fell.
MPR News host Catharine Richert talks with a Minneapolis pastor who supported Trump in the last election and whose congregation has been hit hard by ICE enforcement.
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist who documented the protest, made a brief appearance in St. Paul federal court, where she pleaded not guilty to felony civil rights charges along with activist Trahern Crews.
The Minneapolis City Council will vote Thursday on a $7 million relief fund for small businesses that are losing money during the federal immigration operation.
At “Ricky” Chandee pled guilty to assault when he was 18 and served a prison sentence in the early 1990s. Since his release, he has worked for the city of Minneapolis for nearly 30 years. His family says he is not a threat to public safety, despite the Trump administration’s portrayal of him.
YourClassical host Mindy Ratner explores the significance of the holiday and the zodiac signs in Spring Moon – A Musical Celebration of the Lunar New Year in celebration of the Year of the Horse, which begins Feb. 17.
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The Minnesota Legislature started its 2026 session by reflecting on the tragedy that rocked lawmakers in 2025: The assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman.
A kidney transplant recipient from Minnesota now in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Texas may finally be released on bond Tuesday. Javier Abreu-Vasquez has been held by ICE for nearly two weeks and he has not been regularly getting the medications he needs to keep his body from rejecting the donated kidney, according to his wife and his attorney.
A federal judge is set to hear testimony Tuesday from U.S. citizens and immigrants in Minnesota — some of whom are asylum seekers or are lawful permanent residents — who say federal agents stopped and arrested them without warrants or probable cause.
Over his long career, civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson made many visits to Minnesota to champion causes, and work to empower people who were underrepresented.
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