Immigration enforcement in Minnesota

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Feds investigating whether 2 ICE officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men.
Therapist explains the collective trauma Minnesotans have endured during the federal surge
Anxiety, fear, anger and relief all came to a head Thursday when White House border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the federal immigration crackdown in the state.
Journalist Don Lemon set to be arraigned in Minnesota church protest case
Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon is set to be arraigned in federal court in Minnesota on Friday, along with four other defendants indicted for their alleged roles in disrupting a service at a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official was a pastor.
‘Time to speak up’: In Columbia Heights, school leaders stepped in to protect families as ICE surged
As federal immigration agents descended on Columbia Heights families, the school superintendent expected to stay silent. Then federal agents came for 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, and silence was no longer an option.
A judge orders DHS to give Minnesota detainees swift access to lawyers before transfers
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are taken into custody and before they are transferred out of state.
Charges dropped against men accused of attacking ICE officer
In their motion to dismiss the charges of assaulting a federal officer, prosecutors write that newly discovered evidence is "materially inconsistent with the allegations."
Congressional hearing examines ICE presence in Minnesota
There was a sharp partisan and philosophical divide over the 10-week long operation in Minnesota.
Special Coverage: Homan says federal surge to end, Walz pitches recovery package
MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the Trump administration’s announcement that it is ending what it calls “Operation Metro Surge,” which sent thousands of federal immigration officers to Minnesota.
ICE reportedly on the way out, but some are still wary
After the announcement Thursday of the end of the surge of federal law enforcement agents in Minnesota, advocates and lawyers say communities remain on edge.