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Minneapolis News

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Minneapolis left to decide future of streetside memorials to 2 people killed by federal officers

Minneapolis left to decide future of streetside memorials to 2 people killed by federal officers

As the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota winds down, Minneapolis will need to decide how to manage makeshift memorial sites for two U.S. citizens killed by federal agents last month.
by The Associated Press

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Border czar Tom Homan: Immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota coming to an end

Border czar Tom Homan: Immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota coming to an end

The immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota is ending, said Tom Homan, the border czar for President Donald Trump. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude.”
by Anna Haecherl, Andrew Krueger, Cari Spencer, Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Dana Ferguson

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These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town

These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town

More than 8,200 permit to carry applications were filed in the state in January. For populations worried about their safety during the ICE surge, ownership seems like a path to security. 
by Sam Stroozas

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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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