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 turn over grand jury evidence in Cities Church case
In a rare move, a U.S. magistrate judge ordered the Justice Department to turn over grand jury testimony and evidence to determine whether the government misled jurors while trying to obtain an indictment.
Ramsey County sues Homeland Security over ICE arrest of citizen
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said Wednesday the Department of Homeland Security is not cooperating with his investigation into the January ICE arrest of an American citizen.
Minneapolis educator pursuing lawsuit after ICE agents detained him outside school during surge
Quentin Williams is starting on what legal experts say is a long path required to sue the federal government. An assistant teacher at Roosevelt High, he claims ICE agents choked him as he tried to prevent students from being accosted by agents on school grounds Jan. 7.
ICE suspends vehicle stops for U.S. immigration enforcement, sources say
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday suspended vehicle stops related to immigration enforcement, two sources briefed on the matter said, after agents fatally shot two men in separate incidents six days apart following stops in Texas and Maine.
Feds turn over evidence in ICE shootings, but Pretti family says U.S. Attorney won't confirm agreement
Federal law enforcement authorities have turned over previously withheld evidence connected to the shootings of three Minnesotans by federal agents. But the family of Alex Pretti says U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen “refused to confirm any cooperation agreement.”
Atlantic writer on Renee Good's killing and the feds' 'inaction'
Journalist Quinta Jurecic joined Morning Edition Wednesday to talk about her reporting on Good’s killing in January by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and the “predictable” inaction by the federal government.