Susan Du
Reporter
MinneapolisSusan Du covers the city of Minneapolis for the Star Tribune.
Latest from Susan Du
Minnesota refugees with legal status being detained in sweeping operation
A federal operation launched on Jan. 9 focuses on refugees while a concurrent effort is detaining people who entered the country illegally. Both target Minnesota.
January 21, 2026
Tribal leader walks back claims DHS isn’t cooperating with search for members thought detained
The Oglala Sioux Tribe and feds are still working to verify the tribe’s initial reports that four of its members had been detained in Minneapolis.
January 16, 2026
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ICE operations are encroaching on schools and day cares
Day cares in Minnesota say ICE is targeting their workers.
January 16, 2026
Debate grows in protest movement over how hard to push back against ICE
Shootings by ICE agents have led to tension among protesters calling for a peaceful approach and those who want to get more confrontational.
January 16, 2026
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
January 12, 2026
Minneapolis’ sidewalk shoveling experiment finally has snow to put it to the test
More snowfall and interest from neighborhood groups are giving form to a pilot program targeted at helping seniors and people with disabilities.
January 10, 2026
Minneapolis Park Board passes anti-ICE resolution after feds stage at rec centers, arrest parkgoers
Three newly elected commissioners sponsored the measure, which passed hours after an ICE agent killed Renee Good.
January 8, 2026
Progressive majority on Minneapolis City Council asserts control in first meeting of the year
The council elected a leadership slate of four progressives, echoing an old structure that voters eliminated in 2021.
January 6, 2026
Cheers, and some heckling, as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is sworn in for third term
Frey has overcome multiple challenges from his political left to make his office the strongest in the city’s history.
January 5, 2026
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He was ridiculed in the U.S. Now he’s a celebrity in China.
How Evan Kail, a St. Louis Park rare-coin dealer, became an unexpected public figure on the other side of the world.
January 1, 2026
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Inside the organized resistance to ICE in Minnesota
As the federal government broadened immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, a network of neighborhood activists ramped up pushback by keeping tabs on ICE agents and lending aid to families in hiding.
December 30, 2025
Walz expects influx of ICE agents in Minnesota around holidays
The governor held a news conference with community and faith leaders in north Minneapolis, calling on residents to help observe immigration enforcement activity in the coming days.
December 24, 2025
