• Some Minnesotans skeptical as feds say immigration operation winding down

    Some Minnesotans skeptical as feds say immigration operation winding down

    Feb 12, 2026 11:50 PM EDT

    Immigration operations are set to draw down in Minnesota after months of protests and the killing of two U.S. citizens. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro has been covering the crackdown in the Twin Cities and reports on the new developments.

  • Minnesota immigration crackdown is ending, Homan says

    Minnesota immigration crackdown is ending, Homan says

    Feb 12, 2026 02:23 PM EDT

    ... said at a news conference. “I have proposed and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” he continued. WATCH LIVE: Minnesota officials, federal immigration leaders testify before Senate Homeland panel U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched Operation Metro Surge on Dec. 1. Federal authorities say the sweeps ...

  • WATCH: Minnesota officials, federal immigration leaders testify before Senate Homeland panel

    WATCH: Minnesota officials, federal immigration leaders testify before Senate Homeland panel

    Feb 12, 2026 02:00 PM EDT

    In a slow, moment-by-moment analysis, Sen. Rand Paul showed a video of the death of Alex Pretti during a hearing on the Minnesota immigration enforcement operation. Paul along with the ranking member Gary Peters of Michigan frequently stopped the video to ask questions of Customs and Border Protection ...

  • WATCH: Border czar Tom Homan announces end to immigration crackdown in Minnesota

    WATCH: Border czar Tom Homan announces end to immigration crackdown in Minnesota

    Feb 12, 2026 01:59 PM EDT

    ... conversations with senior Trump administration officials. He told reporters he spoke this week with both Homan and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. WATCH: Immigration officials defend officers and tactics as public backlash grows Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey also said he had a “positive meeting” with Homan on Monday ...

  • Immigration officials defend officers and tactics as public backlash grows

    Immigration officials defend officers and tactics as public backlash grows

    Feb 10, 2026 11:45 PM EDT

    The heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. Among the questions they faced was whether the tactics used by their agents during arrests and deportations run afoul of the Constitution. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • Mother recounts weeks in immigration custody with her U.S. citizen children

    Mother recounts weeks in immigration custody with her U.S. citizen children

    Feb 10, 2026 11:35 PM EDT

    The Trump administration has said its immigration crackdown targets the worst of the worst, but many people without criminal records are getting swept up and detained — some of them along with their families. Lisa Desjardins spoke with one of them.

  • WATCH: Heads of ICE, immigration agencies testify following protester deaths

    WATCH: Heads of ICE, immigration agencies testify following protester deaths

    Feb 10, 2026 02:43 PM EDT

    Rare pushback from Republican member One Republican member of Congress suggested that it was Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino who had contributed to the escalation in tensions over immigration enforcement, especially in Minneapolis. “I would argue, in fairness, that he escalated the situation,” Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas said. Under ...

  • Here's what to know about the constitutional right to record immigration agents in public

    Here's what to know about the constitutional right to record immigration agents in public

    Feb 07, 2026 08:40 PM EDT

    ... private information about a person, especially as a form of punishment or revenge. (However, DHS’s social media profiles include several videos and photos of immigration agents conducting enforcement operations.) Legal experts agreed that recording an immigration agent in public is not considered doxing."It is not doxing to film ...

  • Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say ICE has gone too far in immigration crackdown

    Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say ICE has gone too far in immigration crackdown

    Feb 05, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

    In the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, a majority of U.S. adults also say ICE is making Americans less safe.

  • Immigration agents’ surveillance tools and tactics raise questions about civil liberties

    Immigration agents’ surveillance tools and tactics raise questions about civil liberties

    Feb 04, 2026 11:35 PM EDT

    Federal immigration enforcement officials are using a growing arsenal of surveillance tools to track immigrants and protesters, including facial detection apps and databases, cellphone trackers and drones. William Brangham speaks with 404 Media investigative journalist Joseph Cox for more on how this technology is being deployed on U.S. streets.