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Immigration enforcement in Minnesota

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.

A protester threw a snowball. Federal agents responded with tear gas and pepper balls

A protester threw a snowball. Federal agents responded with tear gas and pepper balls

A new investigation from ProPublica and FRONTLINE examines federal agents’ response to protesters and bystanders at the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps. “We see, just, use of excessive force after use of excess force,” one expert said.
by ProPublica Staff

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ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds

ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds

Some new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had problems in their past. ICE announced in January that it completed an unprecedented hiring spree, adding 12,000 officers and agents to double its force.
by The Associated Press

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ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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ICE agent faces felony charges in February road rage incident in Minnesota

ICE agent faces felony charges in February road rage incident in Minnesota

Hennepin County authorities on Thursday charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent with felony assault in connection with a Feb. 5 road rage incident along Highway 62.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota investigates the arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping

Minnesota investigates the arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and Sheriff Bob Fletcher said Monday they will pursue information from the Department of Homeland Security that they need for their investigation into the arrest of ChongLy “Scott” Thao, an American citizen.
by The Associated Press

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Judge won’t issue temporary halt to administration’s handling of Somali deportation cases

A federal judge ruled that a Minnesota-based immigration firm representing mostly Somali clients didn’t make a sufficient case to halt what it called the Trump administration’s “Somali Fast-Track Policy.”
by Sarah Thamer

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