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Federal judge could rule restricting ICE enforcement this week

Federal judge could rule restricting ICE enforcement this week

Six people detained or threatened by ICE officers are seeking an order preventing ICE officers from taking retaliatory actions toward people who observe or protest immigration enforcement officers.
by Dana Ferguson

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Legal expert: New Minnesota lawsuit argues ICE violates state's rights

Legal expert: New Minnesota lawsuit argues ICE violates state's rights

MPR News hosts Clay Masters and Nina Moini spoke with Jason Marisam, law professor at Mitchell Hamline, about the legal argument Attorney General Keith Ellison is making through the new lawsuit.
by Clay Masters, Nina Moini and Gretchen Brown

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'A deep irony': Native American legal expert weighs in on racial profiling

'A deep irony': Native American legal expert weighs in on racial profiling

According to a legal expert, ICE agents profiling Native Americans is one of the consequences of recent decisions by the Supreme Court around the use of ethnicity in immigration stops.
by Melissa Olson

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Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe

Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe

Thompson’s resignation comes after top Justice Department officials pushed the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good, who was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last week. Thompson also objected to excluding state investigators from the Good shooting investigation.
by Matt Sepic

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Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues

Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues

Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some schools with families fearing being caught up in ICE operations.
by Elizabeth Shockman and Kyra Miles

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Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists

Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists

MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advocates say it’s a clear violation of state law.
by Jon Collins

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What it took to return a 3,200-year-old bronze owl to public view at Mia

What it took to return a 3,200-year-old bronze owl to public view at Mia

A rare, 3,200-year-old bronze owl, damaged by a visitor and painstakingly repaired overseas, returns to view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art — raising questions about risk, conservation and how museums display their most fragile treasures.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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What to do if ICE stops you: An attorney answers some questions

What to do if ICE stops you: An attorney answers some questions

With immigration enforcement activity increasing across Minnesota, many people are asking a simple but urgent question: What are my rights if ICE or other federal agents approach me?
by Sarah Thamer

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Court orders Hopkins man detained by ICE in latest enforcement surge released from custody

Court orders Hopkins man detained by ICE in latest enforcement surge released from custody

Bryam Escobar Martinez is one of dozens of people detained by ICE who challenged their detention in court. A judge granted his request for release several days after the arrest.
by Sarah Thamer and MPR News Staff

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