Emmy Martin
Intern
Emmy Martin joined the Minnesota Star Tribune as a business intern in June 2025. From Wake Forest, N.C., she studied journalism and political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel. Before joining the Star Tribune, Martin interned at Politico, The News & Observer and The Dallas Morning News.
Latest from Emmy Martin
In the immediate moments after a fatal ICE shooting, what does federal protocol require of agents?
Post-shooting actions can differ sharply from local police practices.
January 14, 2026
What we know about the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Video evidence, protests and a fight over the investigation shape the days after Renee Good’s death.
January 11, 2026
Hennepin County prosecutor, attorney general launch independent state review into fatal ICE shooting
The decision comes one day after the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced it had been removed from a joint investigation alongside the FBI.
January 9, 2026
Editor's Pick
We talked to 5 use-of-force experts. This is what they say about the Minneapolis ICE shooting.
Legal experts are stunned the Trump administration has prejudged the agent’s actions and blocked a state investigation.
January 8, 2026
ICE agent fatally shoots woman in south Minneapolis
Witnesses dispute the federal account that the agent fired “defensive shots” as Minnesota leaders call for independent investigation.
January 7, 2026
Kristi Noem in Twin Cities as ICE carries out what it calls ‘largest immigration operation ever’
A surge of federal agents and highly visible arrests mark an escalation of immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
January 6, 2026
Are federal immigration agents held to same use-of-force rules as local police?
After an ICE agent fired shots during an arrest in St. Paul, experts explain how federal and local use-of-force rules compare.
January 5, 2026
What is a Schedule III drug — and what does Trump’s order mean for Minnesota marijuana businesses?
President Donald Trump’s order starts the process of reclassifying cannabis alongside drugs with recognized medical uses, a change that could reshape taxes and enforcement in Minnesota.
December 19, 2025
Witnesses, DHS offer starkly different accounts after woman dragged in Minneapolis ICE operation
Video of the encounter has drawn national attention as bystanders report agents forced a woman face-down, deployed pepper spray in clash with protesters.
December 18, 2025
Racial profiling concerns grow as ICE expands presence in Twin Cities
Advocates point to so-called “Kavanaugh stops,” brief immigration encounters based on appearance rather than evidence.
December 18, 2025
ICE arrests in Minnesota include decades-old deportation orders
Largely uncooperative home countries and federal legal protections leave immigrants in limbo, attorneys say.
December 13, 2025
As ICE activity intensifies, some Somali students lower their profile
Fear on Twin Cities campuses has grown following recent detentions, leaving students to reconsider their daily activities
December 13, 2025
