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Target CEO reshapes his leadership team in first big move since taking over this month

Target CEO reshapes his leadership team in first big move since taking over this month

Target CEO Michael Fiddelke is reshuffling his leadership team and making other changes shortly after stepping into the top job at the retailer that has struggled operationally. Rick Gomez, the 23-year Target veteran who oversees the chain’s vast inventory of merchandise, will leave the company.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis council member Chavez: We are not going to rest until ICE operation ends

Minneapolis council member Chavez: We are not going to rest until ICE operation ends

While DHS said that it removed about 700 agents from the 3,000 that were in the state last week, Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez says he hasn’t seen much change on the ground.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Poetry, music and snow sculptures: Minneapolis artists honor 'victims of ICE'

Poetry, music and snow sculptures: Minneapolis artists honor 'victims of ICE'

2024 Minneapolis Poet Laureate Heid E. Erdrich and various snow sculptors hosted a ceremony and vigil Saturday evening for “victims of ICE,” including the debut of a poem by Erdrich honoring Renee Macklin Good. The Luminary Loppet took place the same evening nearby on Lake of the Isles, bringing the beauty of this seasonal tradition during ugly times in the Twin Cities.
by Cait Kelley

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‘Ice Out for Good’: Art and censorship in the Minnesota snow

‘Ice Out for Good’: Art and censorship in the Minnesota snow

A new snow sculpture in Minneapolis features the face of Renee Macklin Good with a blindfold that says “ICE OUT,” and it references two snow sculptures that were disqualified from competitions last month for their references to the ICE surge.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Minneapolis allocates additional $1 million for rental assistance

Minneapolis allocates additional $1 million for rental assistance

The City of Minneapolis will allocate $1 million in funds for emergency rental assistance, as families impacted by the ongoing federal immigration operation seek help paying bills.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Cari Spencer

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Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents

Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents

Organizers are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods: pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets. Tom Homan, the Trump administration border czar, calls the attempts by residents to prevent his ICE agents from doing their jobs “a joke.”
by Jon Collins

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News of federal agent drawdown met with skepticism, calls for more action

News of federal agent drawdown met with skepticism, calls for more action

The White House said Wednesday that 700 agents would leave Minnesota. Critics of the ICE surge noted that some 2,000 agents would remain on the ground. Gov. Tim Walz called for a “faster and larger drawdown of forces” and “an end to this campaign of retribution.”
by MPR News Staff

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