Immigration enforcement in Minnesota

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Federal agents must unmask, wear bodycams and identify themselves in Mankato
The Mankato City Council approved an emergency ordinance prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing masks this week. The new law also requires officers to identify themselves upon request, wear body cameras if available and notify the city in advance of any operations there.
Attorney general announces indictments against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
Attorney General Pam Bondi says federal prosecutors have indicted 30 more people tied to a protest at a Minnesota church over an immigration enforcement crackdown. Bondi says 25 of those people are already under arrest. 
Two federal judges rebuke Minnesota U.S. Attorney after ICE fails to follow court orders
A federal judge in St. Paul ordered Minnesota’s U.S. attorney to court over DHS’s failure to return property to unlawfully detained immigrants, as another judge rebuked his office.
ICE surge tests relations between St. Cloud police, community
At an annual meeting to review the city’s longstanding community policing agreement, St. Cloud Police Chief Jeff Oxton fielded questions about why his department didn’t do more to stop federal agents who may have violated laws or civil rights.
‘Someone loved them’: As the ICE surge continues in Minnesota, pets suffer
As Minnesotans are detained and deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, volunteers and pet shelters are led to provide housing and care for the animals that are often the family members involuntarily left behind. 
Man released from ICE custody felt stuck while waiting for return of ID, work permit
Yeferson Gonzalez Contreras was released after five months in ICE detention without his work permit and identification, which prevented him from working or moving around freely for weeks.
How a Dungeons & Dragons meetup turned into mutual aid during ICE operations
A Twin Cities Dungeons & Dragons meetup that began as a way to play the game has grown into a 2,500-person community offering friendship, refuge and mutual aid as immigration enforcement ramps up in Minnesota.
 Minnesota food shelves shift gears and deliver groceries to immigrants in hiding
Many Immigrants and BIPOC in greater Minnesota remain too afraid to go to work, school, or shop for groceries. In southern Minnesota, food shelves are adapting, making deliveries of food and necessities to those who don't have enough to eat.