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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.

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Witnesses say they begged ICE agents not to detain Minnesota 5-year-old after father's arrest

Witnesses say they begged ICE agents not to detain Minnesota 5-year-old after father's arrest

People who saw federal agents detain 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in Columbia Heights pushed back against claims by ICE and Vice President JD Vance that the child was abandoned, saying neighbors and school officials begged agents to let the child enter the home to join his mother or be released to the school.
by Elizabeth Shockman and Cait Kelley

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Across Minnesota, many businesses closed Friday to protest ICE action

Across Minnesota, many businesses closed Friday to protest ICE action

Minnesota labor unions, community activists and faith leaders are organizing the economic blackout, dubbed “ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom.”
by Kirsti Marohn

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Struggling Lake Street businesses prepare for statewide economic blackout

Struggling Lake Street businesses prepare for statewide economic blackout

The Lake Street Council’s director of operations outlined the challenges some businesses are facing ahead of what’s being called a “general strike” scheduled for Friday.
by Nina Moini, Alanna Elder and Ellen Finn

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Central Minnesota nonprofit leader working to get her brother released from detention

Central Minnesota nonprofit leader working to get her brother released from detention

The brother of an immigrant advocate in central Minnesota was arrested by ICE and sent to a detention center in El Paso, Texas. He has no criminal record besides minor traffic violations.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Vance calls for more local cooperation for ICE surge, defends agents' tactics

Vance calls for more local cooperation for ICE surge, defends agents' tactics

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said more state, local and federal cooperation could “tone down the temperature” during the federal government’s immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities. But he also blamed Minnesota officials for the problems and defended the tactics of federal agents.
by MPR News Staff

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Man shot in leg by ICE in Minneapolis did not attack officer, women say in court documents

Man shot in leg by ICE in Minneapolis did not attack officer, women say in court documents

Two women who were in the north Minneapolis home where a man was shot and wounded by an ICE agent last week are sharing what they witnessed that night — and it’s different from the initial reports provided by federal authorities. 
by MPR News Staff

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Yuav ua li cas yog ICE nres koj: Ib tug kws lij choj teb qee cov lus nug

Yuav ua li cas yog ICE nres koj: Ib tug kws lij choj teb qee cov lus nug

Vim muaj kev tswj hwm kev tsiv teb tsaws chaw uas nce ntxiv thoob Minnesota, coob leej tab tom nug ib lo lus nug uas tseem ceeb heev: Kuv muaj txoj cai dab tsi yog tia ICE los nres kuv?

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Petition: Agents say man injured in ICE custody ‘purposely ran headfirst into a brick wall’

Petition: Agents say man injured in ICE custody ‘purposely ran headfirst into a brick wall’

ICE officials haven’t commented on the man’s injuries, but DHS attorneys say agents noticed the man had a head injury while he was being processed at Whipple Federal Building near Fort Snelling. The man has been hospitalized for nearly two weeks.
by Jon Collins

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