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MPR News is tracking federal immigration actions across Minnesota — from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and policy changes to community impact and your rights.

Nicaragua man deported to Africa awaits return to Minnesota, amid legal battle

Nicaragua man deported to Africa awaits return to Minnesota, amid legal battle

Kenis Lopez Gonzalez is waiting on the U.S. government to fly him back to Minnesota, in accordance with a court order. He’s one of thousands of migrants deported to third countries, where they have no connections or legal status.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Cities Church defendants head to court to challenge charges 

Cities Church defendants head to court to challenge charges 

Dozens of motions are on the table in the case against 38 anti-ICE protestors who entered a St. Paul church to decry its pastor, who identified as a high-ranking ICE official.
by Winter Keefer

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‘It left me in shock’: St. Cloud immigrant speaks about trauma after ICE re-arrest

‘It left me in shock’: St. Cloud immigrant speaks about trauma after ICE re-arrest

MPR News is speaking with people who were re-arrested by ICE, despite judges ordering their release. The Department of Homeland Security said it is within the law to re-arrest immigrants in this way.
by Regina Medina

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Judge orders Nicaragua man's return after deportation to the Central African Republic

Judge orders Nicaragua man's return after deportation to the Central African Republic

A federal judge ordered a man who immigrated from Nicaragua and was deported to the Central African Republic to be returned to the United States while the question of third country deportations works its way through the Supreme Court.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Challenge to Rep. Ilhan Omar's citizenship would be unprecedented, some say

Challenge to Rep. Ilhan Omar's citizenship would be unprecedented, some say

Legal experts say challenges to a sitting lawmaker’s citizenship are unprecedented and part of President Donald Trump’s broader attempts to limit citizenship and target political opponents.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms

How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms

Donald Trump roared back into office two years ago partly on the power of immigration. Trump’s pledge to seal the border and launch “mass deportations” earned him a wide swath of support, even in many heavily immigrant communities, amid frustration with the state of the border under former President Joe Biden.
by The Associated Press

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