Feb 27 30 more people indicted over anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church, Bondi says By Sarah Raza, Associated Press Attorney General Pam Bondi announced federal charges Friday against 30 more people who are accused of civil rights violations in a January protest inside a Minnesota church where a pastor works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Continue reading
Feb 27 These refugees were already admitted to the U.S. The Trump administration is detaining and questioning them anyway By Gisela Salomon, Jack Brook, Sarah Raza, Associated Press Overturning years of precedent, immigration authorities have arrested or questioned dozens of refugees in Minnesota, attorneys and advocates say, with more detentions likely to come nationwide. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 5:35 Trump administration halts Minnesota Medicaid funds over fraud allegations By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane Vice President JD Vance announced that the federal government would withhold $259 million in Medicaid funding for Minnesota due to concerns about fraud. The state and its welfare fraud scandals have become a target for the Trump administration, and Gov. Continue watching
Feb 25 WATCH: Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns By Michelle Price, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance said the administration was taking the action “in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people’s tax money.”… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 8:12 Minnesota schools and students struggle with fallout of immigration crackdown By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Last week, White House border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Despite some signs of a slowdown, parts of the state continue to see a presence of federal agents. Beleaguered Twin Cities communities… Continue watching
Feb 18 FBI and St. Paul police investigating ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures By Jim Mustian, Michael Biesecker, Jack Brook, Associated Press Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says agents yanked him from a vehicle, slammed him down and beat him with a baton. Continue reading
Feb 15 Trump's border czar says smaller force of ICE agents will remain in Minnesota amid drawdown By Ben Finley, Associated Press He also said agents will keep investigating fraud allegations as well as the anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a church service. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 8:28 U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Matt Loffman, Amalia Huot-Marchand Videos from across the country have shown months of violent interactions with immigration officers. Part of the outcry has been the treatment of U.S. citizens. Uproar rose higher last month following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by… Continue watching
Feb 13 Feds investigate whether ICE officers lied about shooting of Venezuelan man in Minneapolis By Michael Biesecker, Jim Mustian, Jack Brook, Associated Press Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis last month. Continue reading
Feb 13 A timeline of Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Here's a look at some key moments during Operation Metro Surge, which the Department of Homeland Security called the “largest immigration enforcement operation ever.”… Continue reading