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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.

After highly publicized arrests, feds dismiss a third of ICE protester charges

After highly publicized arrests, feds dismiss a third of ICE protester charges

Of the 36 people charged with assaulting immigration agents during the winter enforcement operation, prosecutors have dismissed cases against 14. But prosecutors are pressing forward with others, including one that a judge calls “perplexing.”
by Matt Sepic

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ICE is giving local police big money to help with immigration enforcement

ICE is giving local police big money to help with immigration enforcement

The federal government is offering local law enforcement incentives to join a program that gives their officers authority to make immigration arrests. Police leaders say the funds, which include money for salaries, equipment and vehicles, are enticing.
by Meg Anderson

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Legislative deadline nears; pardons board grants emergency relief to man facing deportation

The Legislature has two more weeks to complete its session work, and Capitol leaders are still in search of agreements on key issues. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Board of Pardons held an emergency meeting Monday to grant clemency to a man facing deportation to Laos because of a past conviction.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota grants pardon to man facing imminent deportation after ICE arrest

Minnesota grants pardon to man facing imminent deportation after ICE arrest

Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and Attorney General Keith Ellison held an emergency meeting Monday to consider clemency for At “Ricky” Chandee, who was scheduled to be deported early this week.
by Alanna Elder

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St. Paul’s Cinco de Mayo parade draws crowds after winter of fear

St. Paul’s Cinco de Mayo parade draws crowds after winter of fear

St. Paul’s Cinco de Mayo parade brought music, dancing and crowds back to the West Side on Saturday. The event brought Latino families outside after a winter shaped by fear around immigration enforcement during Operation Metro Surge.
by Ellen Finn

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ICE surge hurt students across Minnesota, principals say

ICE surge hurt students across Minnesota, principals say

More than 80 percent of Minnesota principals responding to a recent statewide survey said the federal immigration raids led to thousands of fearful students missing school, which set back their learning. Immigrant kids were not the only ones hurt.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Pardons emerge as last resort for some immigrants facing deportation

Pardons emerge as last resort for some immigrants facing deportation

Several immigrants in Minnesota are asking the state Friday to pardon criminal convictions that could result in their deportation. Legal experts say for those who lost permanent status due to a conviction, a pardon could be the only way to get that status back.
by Alanna Elder

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