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.

ICE agents are trained in CPR. They didn’t use it on Renee Macklin Good
Federal immigration agents waited three minutes to call 911 after one of their officers shot Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis. After a brief medical assessment, they left her bleeding in her car. Agents didn’t give her CPR and turned away the help of a man who said he was a doctor.
Events in Minneapolis show how immigration enforcement has changed. What's the impact?
Minneapolis is at the center of sweeping, evolving federal immigration push. It demonstrates how different immigration enforcement is under Trump's second administration - and raises questions about the lingering effects on local communities and law enforcement.
Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons
Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE by state prisons before Operation Metro Surge began.
Meet the Minneapolis parents patrolling their schools amid ICE operations
As federal agents continue their surge in Minnesota, Twin Cities parents are organizing to support their immigrant neighbors. MPR News spoke to a parent group that’s driving neighbor kids to school, delivering groceries, doing laundry and patrolling the perimeter of their school building. 
Health needs, insurance woes compound fears for Minnesota families amid ICE operations
Health care providers say the Twin Cities immigration enforcement surge is leading people to cancel doctor’s appointments and delay treatments even if they’re U.S. citizens or have other legal status in the country. Fears of losing health insurance are also mounting.
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens. 
Rochester to hold protest condemning rising ICE activity
Protesters are planning to gather outside the Olmsted County Government Center in downtown Rochester at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, to voice opposition to the increased federal immigration enforcement actions that are taking place in Rochester and all across the state.
Judge limits federal actions at Minnesota protests
This story includes live updates from Jan. 16, 2026: A federal judge on Friday set new guardrails for federal immigration and enforcement officers in Minnesota involved in Operation Metro Surge.