Immigration enforcement in Minnesota

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ICE detains 5-year-old Minnesota boy; school leader says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos as “bait” to try and draw family members from their home before taking him away.
St. Paul church considering legal action over protest
Cities Church says it’s considering its legal options after anti-ICE protesters disrupted its service on Sunday. Meanwhile, two Catholic leaders in the state are urging immigration agents to take a different enforcement approach, and hundreds of clergy members are preparing to march Friday.
The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
‘ICE is here!’ Refugee family with legal status unsettled by early morning arrest 
A Minneapolis family says U.S. immigration agents detained their son, an incident advocates say highlights a broader federal initiative that is fueling fear in legally present refugee communities.
As ICE tactics draw Minneapolis protests, people in greater Minnesota offer nuanced views
Two weeks after a federal ice agent shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis, we take the pulse of how folks in outstate Minnesota are feeling about the immigration enforcement actions and the protests against them. For many, they see the issues not as black and white or red and blue, but as shades of gray and nuanced.
Central Minnesota nonprofit delivers food, supplies to families in fear of ICE
Fe y Justicia, which is Spanish for “Faith and Justice,” is a faith-based organization that serves the Latino and immigrant community in central Minnesota. For the past couple of weeks, it’s been organizing an effort to collect donations and deliver groceries and other supplies to families in need.
Dozens of physicians from across Minnesota say patients are suffering due to the presence of U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in hospitals and clinics.
DOJ investigating after ICE protest at St. Paul church. An expert breaks down laws at play
The Department of Justice said it is looking at violations of the FACE Act following protesters entering Cities Church in St. Paul and disrupting a service on Sunday. It’s also looking to at the possibility of charging journalist Don Lemon, who reported on the protest, with the KKK Act.