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.

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As immigration crackdown spreads beyond Minneapolis, the small town of Northfield resists
Much of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is concentrated in Minneapolis and surrounding cities. But federal agents are making arrests across Minnesota and community members are banding together to keep watch and support immigrant neighbors.
Former DHS Secretary warns that border agents are unprepared for urban policing
Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said fatal shootings in Minneapolis highlight deep failures in federal training, planning and oversight as immigration agents are sent far from the border.
At least 23 parents detained by ICE at one Columbia Heights school alone, superintendent says
Columbia Heights has become one of the epicenters of the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown in the country and it’s rippling through the local school district.
Minnesota Olympians, other athletes speak up about federal agents in Minneapolis
“I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for,” wrote Minnesota-born cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins. Meanwhile, a hospitality center for Team USA families dropped the name “Ice House.”
Don Lemon says a dozen agents were sent to arrest him even though he offered to turn himself in
Don Lemon says that about a dozen federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest him last week. The independent journalist told ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel that's even though his attorney had told authorities he would turn himself in to face federal civil rights charges.
Some immigrants in greater Minnesota fear leaving their homes
Amid immigration enforcement efforts across the state, a nonprofit leader in the Fargo-Moorhead area said that many immigrants he deals with are afraid to leave their homes, and some organizations and businesses are trying to help out. 
The immigration operation’s continuous mental strain on those targeted and beyond
Licensed clinical social worker and therapist Ana Mariella Rivera explains the mental health impact the immigration operation has on people directly and indirectly affected.
Minneapolis emergency management department shifts focus amid immigration surge
The primary role of the Minneapolis emergency management department used to be things like getting residents ready for snow storms. Now it’s providing residents who can’t leave their homes with resources for daily living.