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A federal appeals court today put a temporary hold on a judge's order in a case challenging the actions of immigration authorities in Minnesota. President Donald Trump railed against Minnesota in front of a global audience today over local resistance to his ongoing deportation campaign.
The Trump administration claims at least 3,000 people have been arrested in the ongoing ICE operation in Minnesota. Critics of the operation note that people with no criminal record and some U.S. citizens have been detained, arrested or otherwise swept up by federal agents.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's office confirmed to MPR News that the mayor's office received a subpoena from the Department of Justice today. Attorney General Keith Ellison told MPR News that he remains critical of the ICE operation. Ellison has sued the Trump administration for many actions over the past year, including the current ICE operation.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez late last week ordered agents involved in the immigration crackdown in Minnesota to not detain or arrest protesters or observers, unless there’s reasonable suspicion or probable cause of a crime.
Here’s the latest news on Thursday around the increased federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
A Minneapolis man is out of jail days after masked federal agents illegally broke down his door and arrested him. On Sunday morning, agents carrying a battering ram but no judicial warrant smashed through Garrison Gibson’s front door in north Minneapolis.
A federal agent shot a man in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. It’s the second shooting in the city by a federal agent, one week after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good.
A federal agent shot and wounded a man in north Minneapolis Wednesday night, sparking protests that led to agents deploying tear gas. The Department of Homeland Security says the wounded man and the federal agent were hospitalized with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, St. Paul Public Schools will be closed Monday through Wednesday next week.
Minnesota leaders are concerned about federal funding freezes for Minnesota in several programs including Medicaid, SNAP and other safety net services for seniors, children, home care workers and families.
A shakeup at Minnesota's U.S. Attorney's Office as experienced prosecutors resign amid DOJ interference in the investigation of an ICE agent shooting. Meanwhile, South Dakota's Oglala Sioux Tribe calls for the release of detained tribal members, and a new DHS reverification program is sweeping up legal refugees.