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Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown

Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown

A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year. The Department of Homeland Security says the woman killed Wednesday was trying to run over officers with a vehicle.
by The Associated Press

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Greg Bovino, Border Patrol chief on site during Minneapolis ICE shooting

Greg Bovino, Border Patrol chief on site during Minneapolis ICE shooting

Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 miles of the U.S. border. MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
by Clay Masters and Gretchen Brown

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Dozens of immigrants detained by ICE going to court to request release 

Dozens of immigrants detained by ICE going to court to request release 

ICE has released the names of a fraction of the more than 670 it has reported to have arrested during the immigration enforcement sweep that began Dec. 1. An MPR News analysis of federal court records provides a clue as to the fate of some of the detainees in an immigration system that is increasingly opaque. 
by Jon Collins

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How executive orders, ICE actions and policy changes affected Minnesota immigrants in 2025

How executive orders, ICE actions and policy changes affected Minnesota immigrants in 2025

A look at how sweeping federal immigration policy changes in 2025 affected Minnesota, from refugee resettlement and enforcement actions to court cases and community responses across the state.
by Sarah Thamer

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Emmer calls for deportation of Somali Americans tied to fraud

Emmer calls for deportation of Somali Americans tied to fraud

The Republican representative from Minnesota also said naturalized U.S. citizens who committed fraud should have their citizenship revoked — even if that would require changing the law.
by Kirsti Marohn

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