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.
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.
Federal immigration officers have begun reporting to airport security checkpoints at President Donald Trump’s orders, but questions remain about what their role will be.
Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs as a budget impasse has air travelers frustrated over hours-long waits
Legal advocates and people who have been detained at the Whipple building testified in court this week that the federal government has violated detainees’ rights to talk to lawyers. They’re asking the court to extend an injunction ordering improved legal access.
Hundreds of Minnesota attorneys volunteered to help challenge immigration detentions in federal court during a surge of arrests, forming a rapid pro bono legal network across the state.
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