Nation May 21 Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-year prison sentence A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.
Nation May 18 Minnesota county charges ICE officer in shooting during immigration crackdown A Minnesota county prosecutor has charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man.
Politics May 07 Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault After being asked what he remembered of the assault, Anthony Kazmierczak told U.S. District Judge Joan N. Ericksen: “It's fuzzy.”…
Nation Apr 25 ICE arrests drop nearly 12% following Minneapolis killings In the weeks that followed the January Minneapolis killings of two American citizens by immigration officers, ICE arrests across the country dropped on average by nearly 12%.
Politics Apr 02 Asylum-seekers stuck in limbo as U.S. orders them to countries they've never been to More than 13,000 immigrants who were living legally in the U.S., waiting for rulings on asylum claims, have faced so-called third-country deportation orders, destined for countries where most had no ties, according to the nonprofit group Mobile Pathways.
Politics Feb 19 New DHS order could lead to detention of thousands of legal refugees in the U.S. The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards.
Nation Jan 29 Minneapolis community defies ICE to warn immigrants of approaching agents If there’s been a soundtrack to life in Minneapolis in recent weeks, it’s the shrieking whistles and honking horns of thousands of people following immigration agents across the city.
Nation Jan 13 Protesters and federal agents repeatedly square off in Minnesota It's common for people to boo, taunt and blow orange whistles when they spot heavily armed agents passing through in unmarked vehicles or walking the streets.
Nation Jan 09 Hennepin County prosecutor asks the public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office Mary Moriarty said that although her office has collaborated effectively with the FBI in past cases, she is concerned by the Trump administration's decision to bar state and local agencies from playing any role in the investigation into Wednesday's killing…
Nation Jan 09 Shootings in Minneapolis and Portland spur protests over federal enforcement operations As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement…