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Three Minneapolis mayor candidates support a stronger policy separating police and ICE

Three Minneapolis mayor candidates support a stronger policy separating police and ICE

Three challengers for the Minneapolis mayor’s seat say they support a ban on Minneapolis police sharing information with federal immigration agencies or providing crowd control for agencies like ICE. A spokesperson for the mayor says the proposal could backfire on the communities it is meant to protect.
by Jon Collins

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Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they’re indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.
by Meg Anderson

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Family sues Crow Wing County over 2024 death of man in jail

Family sues Crow Wing County over 2024 death of man in jail

Robert Slaybaugh, 57, was booked into the jail in February 2024 on suspicion of drunk driving. He was later found unresponsive in his cell. The lawsuit claims the county ignored red flags that he was at risk of suicide.
by Kirsti Marohn

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White House claims ‘more than 1,000%’ rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

White House claims ‘more than 1,000%’ rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.
by Allison Sherry and Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio

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Advocate: Immigration arrests in construction cause fear that impacts all workers

Advocate: Immigration arrests in construction cause fear that impacts all workers

A recent immigration raid on a construction site in St. Paul, along with large-scale ICE operations elsewhere in the country, has alarmed immigrants and advocates.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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New novel shows destruction of Rondo neighborhood through the eyes of a young girl

New novel shows destruction of Rondo neighborhood through the eyes of a young girl

Decades after Interstate 94 construction destroyed her grandparents’ house in the 1960s, writer Debra J. Stone wrote about a young girl who grapples with the displacement and destruction of her historically Black neighborhood.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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