Rep. Kelly Morrison toured the facility twice this week. The Department of Homeland Security has defended its detention standards.
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Anoka opens country’s only city-owned dispensary
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Chief public defender outraged by immigration detainments inside Hennepin County courthouse
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Minneapolis City Council votes to spend $1 million to help people pay rent amid immigration surge
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‘Relationship anarchist’ allegedly tailed and crashed into roving federal agent’s car in Minneapolis
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Feds charge Minneapolis man with threats after early morning raid
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Parts of I-94 in St. Paul to close for bridge work this weekend
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K Pop Blizzard Hunter and Below Zero Hero among 30 finalists in MnDOT’s ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest
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