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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.

Catch, release, catch: Inside ICE's new 'farce' tactic

Catch, release, catch: Inside ICE's new 'farce' tactic

Multiple immigration detainees in Minnesota have been ordered released by federal judges only for them to be immediately re-detained by immigration officers at the doors of the Whipple Federal building.
by Cait Kelley

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Renee Good family lawyers invoke anti-KKK law in suing U.S., federal agents

Renee Good family lawyers invoke anti-KKK law in suing U.S., federal agents

“The day of accountability has arrived for our own U.S. government and its governmental agencies,” attorney Antonio Romanucci told reporters Thursday after filing the lawsuits. “Our government is killing our citizens without any legal justification.”
by Anna Haecherl and MPR News Staff

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Event gathers legal experts in Minnesota to discuss state powers to challenge federal actions

Event gathers legal experts in Minnesota to discuss state powers to challenge federal actions

The University of St. Thomas is hosting a symposium Friday in St. Paul to explore constitutional questions that came out of this winter’s surge of federal agents to Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Roosevelt High teacher files federal claim over violent detention by agents

Roosevelt High teacher files federal claim over violent detention by agents

Roosevelt High School teacher Quentin Williams has filed a claim against the federal government alleging agents violently detained him, falsely accused him of assault and violated his civil rights.
by Jon Collins

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Man arrested in St. Paul among 8 deported to Somalia from Guantanamo Bay

Man arrested in St. Paul among 8 deported to Somalia from Guantanamo Bay

U.S. immigration authorities on Thursday deported a group of eight Somali men who’d been held for about a month at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Among them was Adam Abdullah, 31, who has no criminal record and was working legally in Minnesota while seeking asylum.
by Matt Sepic

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Amnesty International calls for the abolition of ICE in new report

Amnesty International calls for the abolition of ICE in new report

The organization documented a pattern of human rights violations in the Twin Cities during Operation Metro Surge. Researchers recommend abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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After nonprofit mobilized to support pregnant immigrants this winter, long-term needs emerge

After nonprofit mobilized to support pregnant immigrants this winter, long-term needs emerge

Fernanda Honebrink, a midwife and immigrant herself, founded Conexión during Operation Metro Surge to support pregnant and breastfeeding immigrants. Several months later, some of the fathers have been detained by ICE, and mothers are leaning on each other for continued support.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

Nearly 16,000 people who were arrested and booked into ICE detention in July were subject to final removal orders, according to ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project based at U.C. Berkeley and UCLA.
by The Associated Press

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Researchers, community leaders to gather to share data on impacts of ICE surge in Minnesota

Researchers, community leaders to gather to share data on impacts of ICE surge in Minnesota

On Tuesday, dozens of people tracking effects of Operation Metro Surge will convene at the University of Minnesota for one-day event called “Documenting the Impact of U.S. DHS in Minnesota.”
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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