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.

Judge orders feds to return ICE detainees' missing property within 30 days
A judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security and Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen to either return lost property to released detainees unlawfully arrested during Operation Metro Surge or provide compensation.
Dropkick Murphys perform at Minneapolis benefit for families affected by ICE
Bands including Dropkick Murphys performed at a Minneapolis benefit honoring Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good. The event raised money for families affected by the federal immigration surge.
Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility
The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas. 
U.S. Homeland Security investigates whether Bovino made disparaging comments about Jewish faith
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether the one-time architect of President Donald Trump’s large-scale immigration crackdown made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith while criticizing the U.S. attorney for Minnesota. 
Fed report highlights economic effects of ICE surge as businesses struggle to replace workers at home
Immigration enforcement operations and a struggling farm economy had a dampening effect on businesses in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, according to the latest Beige Book report from the Federal Reserve.