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Annual count of homeless people in Fargo-Moorhead is underway, Wednesday and Thursday

Annual count of homeless people in Fargo-Moorhead is underway, Wednesday and Thursday

Across Minnesota, nonprofits that provide support and services to people who are unhoused are teaming up with local governments to count the number of homeless people living in various regions of the state. In the Fargo-Moorhead area, teams led by the Fargo Moorhead Coalition to End Homelessness will be fanning out Thursday to look for people who are living in their cars, in tents, under bridges and in outbuildings such as sheds and fish houses.
by Noah Bloch

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Tear gas causes health concerns for Twin Cities residents

Tear gas causes health concerns for Twin Cities residents

Federal agents are regularly using chemical irritants like tear gas in attempts to disperse protesters and observers in the Twin Cities. Medical experts say there’s a lot of uncertainty about the health impacts of those chemicals.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Rochester residents voice fear, anger and angst over continued ICE presence

Rochester residents voice fear, anger and angst over continued ICE presence

In Rochester, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil Monday night and to talk about how their community is being affected by these operations at an event organized by the local chapter of the NAACP.
by Molly Castle Work

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St. Cloud City Council punts on resolution supporting law enforcement, passes one welcoming all

St. Cloud City Council punts on resolution supporting law enforcement, passes one welcoming all

The resolution declaring St. Cloud a “just and welcoming community” was offered by council member Hudda Ibrahim, a member of St. Cloud’s Somali American community. A council member who proposed a second resolution supporting law enforcement asked to postpone discussion on it until March, saying the timing isn’t right.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Judge expects to rule soon on order compelling ICE to retain evidence in Pretti's killing

Judge expects to rule soon on order compelling ICE to retain evidence in Pretti's killing

The state of Minnesota argued in federal court Monday that a judge should extend a temporary restraining order that prohibits the federal government from destroying or altering evidence tied to the killing of a Minneapolis man by federal agents over the weekend. 
by Jon Collins and Peter Cox

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Health care community mourns Alex Pretti, the VA nurse killed Saturday by federal agent

Health care community mourns Alex Pretti, the VA nurse killed Saturday by federal agent

Hundreds of Minnesotans are gathering at the site in Minneapolis where 37-year old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a federal border patrol agent Saturday. Among them are health care workers who are grieving the loss of one of their own, as Pretti worked as an ICU nurse at the VA hospital in Minneapolis.
by Molly Castle Work and Nicole Ki

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Federal agents deploy tear gas after protest, vandalism at Minneapolis hotel

Federal agents deploy tear gas after protest, vandalism at Minneapolis hotel

Minneapolis police and the state Department of Public Safety say their officers were trying to de-escalate the situation when federal agents arrived without communication and deployed chemical munitions.
by MPR News Staff

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Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge

Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge

211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushing for an eviction moratorium.
by Cari Spencer

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