Immigration enforcement in Minnesota

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Whipple building detainees, lawyers ask federal judge to order better access to legal counsel
Legal advocates and people who have been detained at the Whipple building testified in court this week that the federal government has violated detainees’ rights to talk to lawyers. They’re asking the court to extend an injunction ordering improved legal access.
St. Paul schools confronts mental health, learning impacts from ICE surge as students return
This week, St. Paul Public Schools ended a temporary virtual learning option it began in mid-January, when many families feared sending their children to school due to the surge of federal immigration agents to Minnesota.
Twin Cities residents to receive Profile in Courage Award
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced Thursday that it’s presenting one of its 2026 Profile in Courage Awards to the “people of the Twin Cities of Minnesota” for their actions during the federal immigration enforcement surge.
Processing the ICE surge isn’t over, professor says
Hamline University in St. Paul is one of many colleges that found itself immersed in a surrounding neighborhood impacted by ICE arrests and raids. Now, months after the height of the operation’s surge, one professor says returning to normal is not an option. 
Youth leaders take down prayer camp at sacred Dakota site
The Dakota prayer camp at the sacred Dakota site Mni Owe Sni closed as youth leaders took down two white canvas tipis Saturday evening
En el centro de Minnesota, una familia que teme ser deportada se esconde del ICE
El número de agentes federales de inmigración en Minnesota ha disminuido en las últimas semanas, pero muchos inmigrantes siguen viviendo con el temor a la Oficina de Inmigración y Aduanas de Estados Unidos. Una familia de Cold Spring es una de las muchas cuyas vidas se vieron trastornadas por la oleada de redadas y que aún no han regresado a la normalidad.