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Chaos in Minnesota prompts Congress to eye ICE reforms
39+ min ago (1132+ words) WASHINGTON " When members of Congress saw the chaos surrounding immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, they'didn't like what they saw, opening the door to reforms.' In a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump, lawmakers are considering putting guardrails on'Immigration and Customs Enforcement…...
Minnesota districts, teachers union sue federal government for targeting schools
39+ min ago (712+ words) A coalition of Minnesota school districts and the state's teachers union, Education Minnesota, on Wednesday filed suit in U.S. District Court demanding the reinstatement of a decades-old federal policy barring immigration enforcement activities near schools and other "sensitive locations." The suit…...
700 immigration officers to leave Minnesota immediately
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (397+ words) About 700 federal officers " roughly a quarter of the total deployed around Minnesota " will be withdrawn immediately, Homan said. But Homan did not give a timeline when the operation might end in Minnesota after weeks of turmoil in the Twin Cities…...
'Cruel, unsafe, unlawful' conditions reported at Whipple
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (496+ words) Plus: Caucuses show GOP frontrunners; D.C. lawmakers hear testimony on ICE impact; county jails could hold immigration enforcement targets U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison visited the Whipple Federal Building on Monday and described the conditions she observed in a video posted to YouTube,…...
Without immigrants, our cities would grind to a halt
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (383+ words) Twenty years ago, I had a job in a library where I listened to Minnesota Public Radio for hours every day. In the midst of talk shows one morning, I remember learning about a movement called the "Day Without an…...
Money for Minnesota projects approved after shutdown delay
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (900+ words) Minnesota lawmakers secured earmarks for dozens of local projects delayed by a partial federal shutdown centered around reining in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics." The U.S. House on Tuesday passed appropriations bills that contain the earmarks, which are congressionally directed…...
As Minnesota Legislative session nears, lawmakers ready response to ICE
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1414+ words) State Rep. Jamie Long understands the sense of hopelessness some constituents feel as concerns mount about illegal conduct by the masked federal immigration agents who have roved his southwest Minneapolis district, and elsewhere in the Twin Cities, for weeks. As…...
Smith endorses Flanagan in U.S. Senate race
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (264+ words) Plus: at least seven more MN prosecutors resign; supporting immigrants in Greater Minnesota; tensions are not easing in Minneapolis. Retiring Senator Tina Smith has endorsed current Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's bid to fill Smith's U.S. Senate seat. Smith referenced the "3,000 ICE…...
Pushback on Trump's $45B expansion of detention sites
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1114+ words) With tensions high over federal'immigration'enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against attempts by President Donald Trump's administration to house thousands of detained immigrants in their communities in converted warehouses, privately run facilities and county jails. Federal officials…...
Deportation quotas are a 2026 version of Vietnam body counts
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (224+ words) Officials and the mainstream press debating our immigration crisis are ignoring the elephant in the room: the policy of setting deportation quotas. To a historian, this policy ominously recalls the infamous Vietnam body count." If this sounds familiar, it should....