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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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DOJ investigating after ICE protest at St. Paul church. An expert breaks down laws at play

DOJ investigating after ICE protest at St. Paul church. An expert breaks down laws at play

The Department of Justice said it is looking at violations of the FACE Act following protesters entering Cities Church in St. Paul and disrupting a service on Sunday. It’s also looking to at the possibility of charging journalist Don Lemon, who reported on the protest, with the KKK Act.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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U.S. citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search

U.S. citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search

Federal immigration agents detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions. 
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What legal action can the family of Renee Macklin Good take? A lawyer explains.

What legal action can the family of Renee Macklin Good take? A lawyer explains.

Good's parents, siblings and widow have hired the same law firm that represented the family of George Floyd. The firm is launching a private civil investigation into Good’s death after she was shot and killed by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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A Minnesota law professor explains the Insurrection Act

A Minnesota law professor explains the Insurrection Act

President Donald Trump threatened on social media Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to stop resistance to ICE activity in Minnesota. A University of Minnesota law professor explains what the law is and what its use could mean.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding

Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding

DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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On the ground from the second Minneapolis federal agent shooting

On the ground from the second Minneapolis federal agent shooting

Exactly a week after the deadly shooting of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis, a federal agent shot and wounded a man who the Department of Homeland Security said was fleeing federal officers in north Minneapolis.
by Nina Moini, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Alanna Elder and Ellen Finn

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Minneapolis City Council members call for eviction moratorium amid ICE presence

Minneapolis City Council members call for eviction moratorium amid ICE presence

Some Minneapolis city council members will be supporting a resolution calling for Gov. Walz to make the move because some residents fear driving to work and can’t make rent.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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