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The latest: Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota widely unpopular in latest poll

February 11, 2026
People hold "Ice Out" signs during a Singing Resistance event at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis on Feb. 10. Songs of solidarity and grief were sung during the event to raise funds for immigrant and refugee neighbors. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said they were both told by White House officials that a drawdown of federal agents was imminent.

By Star Tribune staff

The Minnesota Star Tribune

A new poll finds Minnesotans and people across the country disapprove of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state.

And after conversations with White House officials, Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that the surge of federal agents in Minnesota could soon be winding down.

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