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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.

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‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer

‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer

Some people thought they saw the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show, but Liam is still in hiding with his family after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas detention center.
by Regina Medina

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Kidney transplant recipient in ICE custody is finally getting meds, wife and attorney say

Kidney transplant recipient in ICE custody is finally getting meds, wife and attorney say

Javier Abreu-Vasquez, a kidney transplant recipient, was arrested by ICE in Rochester last week without his anti-rejection medication and he may have gone for days without receiving it. His wife and his attorney say he is getting meds now, but irregularly, and his care team at Mayo Clinic worry about the potential harm to his health.
by Molly Castle Work and David Schaper

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Minnesotans are being arrested for impeding ICE. What does that mean?

Minnesotans are being arrested for impeding ICE. What does that mean?

White House immigration official Tom Homan said more than 150 Minnesotans have been arrested for allegedly impeding, obstructing, or assaulting ICE officers. Of those, 85 have been charged. But lawyers say the charges are being reduced from felonies to misdemeanors or dismissed because the government doesn’t have a case.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Refugees in Minnesota detained and flown to Texas are released with no way home

Refugees in Minnesota detained and flown to Texas are released with no way home

According to the executive director of the International Institute of Minnesota, dozens of legal refugees in the state are being flown to Texas and then released weeks later with no way of getting home.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Minnesota's construction industry is feeling the impact of ICE

Minnesota's construction industry is feeling the impact of ICE

The construction industry is taking a hit from immigration enforcement activity in Minnesota. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the impact of workers staying home, short-staffed subcontractors and how its affecting the building trades.
by Angela Davis, Chris Farrell and Maja Beckstrom

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Toddler was returned to ICE custody and denied medication after hospitalization, lawsuit says

An 18-month-old girl detained for weeks by U.S. immigration authorities was returned to custody and denied medication after being hospitalized with a life-threatening respiratory illness, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court.

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No, that wasn’t Liam Conejo Ramos in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

No, that wasn’t Liam Conejo Ramos in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

A publicist for Bad Bunny confirmed to NPR that the little boy in a blue bunny hat detained by ICE in Minneapolis last month did not participate in the Super Bowl halftime show.
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, Jasmine Garsd and Liz Baker

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The children of Dilley

The children of Dilley

ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.

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Bad Bunny halftime show lifts and gives hope to Latino Minnesotans at a difficult time

Bad Bunny halftime show lifts and gives hope to Latino Minnesotans at a difficult time

Latino Minnesotans hosted dance parties and played Bad Bunny music before the Puerto Rican artists’ highly anticipated and politically controversial Superbowl halftime show on Sunday. Some say they appreciate Bad Bunny for using his platform to criticize recent ICE actions, and he gives them hope in a trying time.
by Nicole Ki

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