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The White House official leading the federal immigration operation in Minnesota is set to speak at a press conference at 8 a.m. Thursday. Tom Homan announced last week a drawdown of about a quarter of immigration agents in the state. Local elected officials say they’re not seeing much change in their communities so far.
A hearing on Capitol Hill is yielding few answers about why the U.S. Department of Justice has excluded Minnesota investigators from probes into the Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti fatal shootings in Minneapolis.
Two former assistant U.S. attorneys who prosecuted fraud cases in Minnesota are now defending two independent Black journalists charged in connection with a demonstration at a St. Paul church. Meanwhile, Bloomington police say a human trafficking sting operation has resulted in the arrest of 30 men.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is predicting the surge in federal immigration agents is nearing its conclusion. At an event this morning to highlight business hardships, Walz said he believes a bigger drawdown could be just days away. And Minnesota business owners say even after ICE operations eventually end, recovery will take a long time.
A kidney transplant recipient arrested by immigration agents in Rochester last week is finally getting the medication he needs to keep his body from rejecting the organ. But his attorney says his client is not getting the correct dosages at the right times.
Minnesota's legislative session starts next week, and Minneapolis representatives say they're looking to introduce legislation to push back against the federal immigration operation. And students at Minneapolis Public Schools will have the option to take classes from home for another two months, amid the ongoing federal immigration operation.
The wife of a Minnesota man held by ICE in Texas tells MPR News he still hasn’t been given the medications he needs to prevent his body from rejecting his transplanted kidney. Meanwhile, Mille Lacs County is one of more than half a dozen Minnesota counties that have signed agreements to assist ICE.
Some greater Minnesota counties that work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they have no plans to change course. The Department of Homeland Security has requested expedited deportation proceedings against the family of Liam Conejo Ramos.
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to their lawyer. Meanwhile, an ice sculpture commissioned by Minnesota veterans was destroyed by a man pardoned for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Minneapolis will allocate a million dollars in funding for emergency rental assistance, as some residents say they need help amid the ongoing federal immigration operation. Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says she is considering a change in policy at the county jail that would allow staff to notify federal immigration officials when someone they're seeking to detain is being released from custody.