Jan 07 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. Continue reading
Jan 07 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. Continue reading
Jan 07 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. Continue reading
Jan 06 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. Continue reading
Jan 05 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… Continue reading
Dec 31 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. Continue reading
Dec 31 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. Continue reading
Dec 31 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. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 6:46 Federal agents probe fraud allegations targeting Somali child care providers in Minnesota By Nick Schifrin, Jonah Anderson This week, the Trump administration dispatched federal officers to Minnesota amid concerns over fraud. The deployment comes after a right-wing influencer posted a video claiming, without proof, that daycare centers operated by Somali residents in Minneapolis had misappropriated more than… Continue watching
Dec 29 Noem says Homeland Security is investigating fraud in Minneapolis By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday posted a video on the social platform X showing DHS officers going into an unidentified business and questioning the person working behind the counter. Noem said that officers were “conducting a massive investigation… Continue reading