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.

Feds say they were not conducting 'immigration enforcement' when they surveilled Mpls church
During a remote hearing held Friday, attorneys presented arguments over a motion to hold the government in contempt for possibly violating a court order after agents conducted surveillance in and around a Minneapolis church earlier this year.
ICE agent indictment includes new details of shooting that wounded Venezuelan man
A federal indictment unsealed Friday includes new details about a shooting in which an ICE agent wounded a young Venezuelan man after firing a round through the closed door of his home during the Trump administration’s immigration operation in Minnesota.
ICE officer charged with lying about shooting turns himself in to feds, AP source says
The federal charges follow Castro's release from jail last week after Texas’ governor refused to immediately sign an extradition warrant to hand him over to Minnesota authorities, who have charged him separately with assault and false reporting of a crime related to the same shooting.
AP source: ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of man in Minnesota
Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year.
CoreCivic offers Appleton $1.2 million per year to make up for lost tax revenue
CoreCivic, the company operating a 1,600-bed facility that will begin housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees this fall, is offering to pay the city of Appleton just over $1.2 million a year.
Months after ICE raids, Fridley starts new school year with more kids, new concerns
Fridley was among the Twin Cities districts most affected by the surge of federal immigration agents into the Twin Cities earlier this year. While the doors open this week with growing enrollment, leaders say the surge’s emotional and financial pain remains.
‘Kids literally disappeared’: Minnesota schools lost at least 1,700 students following Operation Metro Surge
A Sahan Journal data analysis shows student enrollment declined in Minnesota school districts with the highest percentage of English learners after the federal immigration operation. For some, the loss will have long-term impacts.
Cities Church defendants file dozens of motions challenging charges
The flurry of court filings includes motions to dismiss the charges against all defendants. Attorneys argue that the Trump administration unfairly targeted the 38 people charged in connection with the Jan. 18 Cities Church protest.
Feds decline to charge ICE agent in Minneapolis shooting
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis considered but ultimately declined to charge ICE Agent Christian Castro with civil rights violations for shooting and wounding Julio Sosa-Celis in January.