Allison Kite
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Allison Kite is a reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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Immigration surge dominates Democratic precinct caucuses as Minnesota election season begins
Caucuses offered an early opportunity for voters to hear from candidates as 2026 campaigns heat up.
February 4, 2026
Judge to weigh political motives in ICE surge
A federal judge has asked the Trump administration to respond to allegations from the state’s leaders that Operation Metro Surge is motivated by animosity toward Minnesota.
January 30, 2026
Who’s running for state and federal office in Minnesota in 2026?
A look at the candidates running for the top offices in Minnesota as the state gears up for a busy midterm election cycle.
January 29, 2026
Feds bring assault charges against protesters and observers they say impeded immigration agents
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media, “We expect more arrests to come.”
January 29, 2026
Walz signs executive order to add weapons screening at Minnesota Capitol
The move comes several months after former House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband were assassinated.
January 26, 2026
Department of Justice renews push for voter, welfare data amid Minnesota ICE crackdown
Secretary of State Steve Simon called the demand an ‘apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace and security.’
January 25, 2026
Decrying ‘false narrative,’ ICE leaders aim to shift perspective of immigration crackdown in Minneapolis
The Trump administration says its actions are justified as a new polling finds most Americans say ICE tactics have gone too far.
January 23, 2026
Vance blames ‘failure of cooperation’ for chaos in Minneapolis
The vice president met privately with ICE agents and business leaders before telling reporters he hoped to “take down the temperature a little bit.”
January 22, 2026
No set end date for immigration crackdown in Minnesota, says Border Patrol leader
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino says immigration crackdown will continue “until there are no more of those criminal illegal aliens.”
January 22, 2026
Somali American U.S. citizen arrested by immigration agents, detained for two days
Nasra Ahmed, 23, said she was terrified after her arrest and said ICE agents used a racial slur.
January 22, 2026
Brooklyn Park police officer stopped by ICE agents while off duty
Law enforcement personnel spoke against what they said is a spate of racial profiling by federal immigration agents deployed to the state in President Donald Trump’s “Operation Metro Surge.”
January 21, 2026
Top Minnesota lawmakers are subpoenaed in DOJ investigation as Trump praises Operation Metro Surge
Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her were issued subpoenas in a widening investigation alleging disruption of ICE operations in the state.
January 20, 2026
