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.

‘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.
Border czar Tom Homan: Immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota coming to an end
The immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota is ending, said Tom Homan, the border czar for President Donald Trump. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude.”
These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town
More than 8,200 permit to carry applications were filed in the state in January. For populations worried about their safety during the ICE surge, ownership seems like a path to security.