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ICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejected

ICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejected

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis has been released from a Texas jail after a judge refused to order his return to Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Inside Trump’s failed hunt for noncitizen voters

Inside Trump’s failed hunt for noncitizen voters

To prove the president’s claims of illegal voting, the government has harnessed the power of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of DHS established to combat the worst cross-border crime. So far, the effort has produced meager results.

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ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term

ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July. That marks the highest single-month total during the second Trump administration. The numbers come from the U.C. Berkeley Deportation Data Project.
by The Associated Press

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Alex Pretti's parents, sister call for accountability, seven months after he was fatally shot by federal agents

Alex Pretti's parents, sister call for accountability, seven months after he was fatally shot by federal agents

“We really want to get the facts out, of what happened to Alex that day,” Michael Pretti said. “I mean — we’ve seen what happened. The videos are pretty clear. But we want justice. We want accountability ... for the people that did this to Alex.”
by MPR News Staff

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Judge orders federal government to justify spying at Minneapolis church

Judge orders federal government to justify spying at Minneapolis church

An alliance of churches involved in a February injunction filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to order the government to explain why it shouldn’t be held in contempt for violating the injunction.
by Jon Collins

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Teachers call for Target boycott over ICE response

Teachers call for Target boycott over ICE response

A union is urging parents and teachers to do back-to-school shopping elsewhere, citing Target’s decision not to call for an end to the surge of federal agents to the Twin Cities earlier this year.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Appleton residents voice concerns about new ICE facility

Appleton residents voice concerns about new ICE facility

State Rep. Paul Anderson co-hosted a town hall forum on the Appleton Detention Facility — formerly known as the Prairie Correctional Facility — which will begin housing people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers later this year.
by MPR News Staff

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