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How U.S. communities have responded to plans to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers

How U.S. communities have responded to plans to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reviewing plans to convert warehouses into detention facilities for immigrants. Immigration officials have spent over $1 billion on 11 warehouses. But they have faced strong opposition.
by The Associated Press

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'We Are All Immigrants': After ICE surge, this group keeps up quiet resistance

'We Are All Immigrants': After ICE surge, this group keeps up quiet resistance

A group of men have handed out 500 armbands in Minneapolis. They hope to start conversations about their immigrant heritage amid federal immigration enforcement actions in the region.
by Clay Masters and Gretchen Brown

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Brainerd City Council allows homeless shelter to operate year round

Brainerd City Council allows homeless shelter to operate year round

Last year, Brainerd City Council rejected a request to allow the Bridges on 7th warming shelter to operate through the summer, sparking a community debate. The shelter’s operators have worked to address concerns that it was attracting people from other communities.
by Kirsti Marohn

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After the Minnesota surge, ICE is moving to a quieter enforcement approach

After the Minnesota surge, ICE is moving to a quieter enforcement approach

ICE seems to be changing from aggressive immigration enforcement on city streets to an apparent return to operations that rely heavily on local law enforcement. But even in Florida, where sheriffs are required to cooperate with ICE, some conservative sheriffs have concerns about pursuing immigrants with no criminal records.
by Meg Anderson and Jake Shore

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Half of those arrested by federal agents in Minnesota this winter have already been deported

Half of those arrested by federal agents in Minnesota this winter have already been deported

The federal government moved at a rapid pace to deport nearly 1,700 people picked up during a surge of immigration enforcement in Minnesota this winter, according to data analyzed by APM Reports and MPR News.
by Jon Collins and Kate Martin

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Daisy Hernandez on the many layers of 'Citizenship'

Daisy Hernandez on the many layers of 'Citizenship'

Americans have been arguing about what it means to aspire to and possess U.S. citizenship almost from the beginning. A new book from professor Daisy Hernandez argues, through a personal and historical lens, that how we define this basic right says a lot about how we view race, class and the soul of this country.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record

Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record

The new data shows fewer than one-quarter of those arrested by immigration agents in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge had a criminal conviction on their record. A little more than 13 percent of those arrested had pending criminal charges.
by Jon Collins and Kate Martin

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Rep. Morrison compares El Paso ICE detention facility to livestock building

Rep. Morrison compares El Paso ICE detention facility to livestock building

Minnesota’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to describe the conditions she saw during an unannounced oversight visit to the Camp East Montana immigration detention facility in El Paso, Texas.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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