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Minnesota day cares say ICE is targeting their workers
Parents are enraged by the detention of day care staff and increased federal presence around school settings.
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
Renee Good had four gunshot wounds, fire department report reveals
Newly acquired documents describe Good’s injuries after she was shot by an ICE agent Jan. 7.
January 16, 2026
FBI offers reward in connection with damage, theft from government vehicles in Minneapolis
The vehicles were damaged during the unrest after a man was shot Wednesday night.
January 15, 2026
Operation Metro Surge has no end date. How long could it last?
Previous enforcement campaigns often began with a surge, then quietly scaled back after a few months.
January 15, 2026
Minneapolis prepares for ‘March Against Minnesota Fraud’ led by right-wing influencer
At a weekly public safety meeting, residents raised fears that a Saturday march led by conservative influencer Jake Lang could result in Somali residents being harassed on the street.
January 15, 2026
If you’re feeling rage and despair, social media is doing its job
A St. Thomas professor says it can be healthy to step away.
January 15, 2026
ACLU sues feds over alleged racial profiling in Twin Cities immigration surge
The class action lawsuit says Somali and Latino Minnesotans were unlawfully stopped and arrested during Operation Metro Surge.
January 15, 2026
Attendance drops at Minnesota schools as federal immigration enforcement intensifies anxieties
More Twin Cities schools are offering online learning as worry rises over the surge in ICE activity, especially after a parent was detained at their child’s schoolbus stop Wednesday in Crystal.
January 15, 2026
New fraud concerns surface in Minnesota medical transportation program
Providers and prosecutors have seen issues in the Medicaid-funded nonemergency medical transportation program for years. It’s the subject of a new video by conservative influencer Nick Shirley.
January 15, 2026
‘Never seen anything like this’: ICE delving deep into Minnesota workplaces
Immigration lawyers say ICE is focusing on smaller employers in workplace enforcement under President Donald Trump’s second term.
January 15, 2026
Lawyer for Renee Good’s family says ICE targeted ‘best of the best’ when agent killed her, promises transparency
Antonio Romanucci tells the Minnesota Star Tribune that competing federal and state investigations is making his job more difficult.
January 15, 2026
