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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.

ICE, Border Patrol getting $70 billion in funding. Advocates say it comes with little oversight

ICE, Border Patrol getting $70 billion in funding. Advocates say it comes with little oversight

President Trump has signed off on a massive increase in funding for U.S. immigration enforcement. Congressional Democrats had demanded reforms in the bill due to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this winter. Ultimately, those did not make it in the bill.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Outdoor School program gets kids out of classrooms and into the wild for learning, healing

Outdoor School program gets kids out of classrooms and into the wild for learning, healing

A new grant program approved by state legislators last year is helping more Minnesota students get out of the classroom and into the wild to study science and nature up close and in person. For one group of kids from a St. Paul Spanish immersion school, the trip to the outdoors couldn’t have come at a better time.
by Catharine Richert

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Lawyers drop racial profiling case against ICE but vow to continue legal fight

Lawyers drop racial profiling case against ICE but vow to continue legal fight

The ACLU is dismissing its lawsuit alleging ICE racially profiled people of color during Operation Metro Surge, but says plaintiffs will refile after pursuing administrative actions against the Department of Homeland Security.
by MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis estimates Operation Metro Surge cost the city $700 million

City leaders released an updated assessment on Wednesday morning. It looks at lost business revenue, lost wages and the money the city spent responding to the surge of federal immigration agents.
by Ellie Roth and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Reflecting on the immigration enforcement surge and what comes next

Reflecting on the immigration enforcement surge and what comes next

It’s been five months since the peak of the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the leaders of two organizations on the front lines about what we learned and what comes next.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Walz requests Texas ICE agent charged with assault return to Minnesota

Walz requests Texas ICE agent charged with assault return to Minnesota

Texas federal immigration agent Christian Castro was charged in May with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime. Walz said his team sent a letter to Texas governor Greg Abbott earlier this week requesting Castro’s extradition.
by Kyra Miles

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Feds propose housing ICE detainees in western Minnesota private prison

Feds propose housing ICE detainees in western Minnesota private prison

The Department of Homeland Security has posted a proposed contract for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use a private prison facility in western Minnesota to hold up to 1,600 immigrant detainees.
by Jon Collins

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Minnesota teacher helps kids feel connected through music

Minnesota teacher helps kids feel connected through music

At Normandale Hills Elementary, music teacher Jeff Zupfer is helping students navigate a difficult school year through songs focused on joy, resilience and belonging.
by Jacob Aloi

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