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Minneapolis police chief urges 'lawful, peaceful' response to ICE shooting

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Sam Lane, Matt Loffman

A woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. It comes amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown targeting the city. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.

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Ex-ICE chief calls DHS rush to judgment after Minneapolis shooting 'irresponsible'

By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson

For analysis on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shooting and killing a woman in Minneapolis, Amna Nawaz spoke with John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE director under President Obama.

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WATCH: Noem defends fatal ICE shooting of Minneapolis woman in remarks to reporters

By Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a news conference in Minneapolis Wednesday evening that any death is a “tragedy,” but that the shooting was justified.

WATCH: Gov. Walz holds briefing after ICE agent shoots and kills woman in Minneapolis

By Associated Press

The shooting marks a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major American cities under the Trump administration.

WATCH: Minnesota officials hold briefing after ICE agent kills woman motorist

By Tim Sullivan, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot the woman in her vehicle in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

2,000 federal agents sent to Minneapolis area to carry out 'largest immigration operation ever,' ICE says

By Rebecca Santana, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The surge dramatically expands the federal law enforcement footprint in Minnesota amid heightened political and community tensions.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won't run for a third term

By Steve Karnowski, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Walz, Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president, said in a statement Monday that he believes he would have won another term but decided “that I can’t give a political campaign my all” after what he described as an “extraordinarily difficult…

What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds

By Charlotte Kramon, Associated Press, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press/Report for America

States will have to provide more verification for the child care centers that receive funds from the Child Care and Development Fund, according to a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson.

Trump administration freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes

By Hallie Golden, Associated Press

The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.

Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump has previously linked his administration's immigration crackdown against Minnesota's large Somali community to a series of fraud cases involving government programs in which most of the defendants have roots in the east African country.