Jan 24 Man shot and killed by federal officers in Minnesota was an ICU nurse, his parents say By Associated Press The man who was shot and killed by a federal officer during an immigration operation has been identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse. Continue reading
Jan 24 Police chief calls for calm after federal officers shot and killed a man during Minneapolis immigration crackdown By Jack Brook, Associated Press Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 4:19 Thousands brave frigid cold in Twin Cities 'ICE Out' protest By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Mary Fecteau, Sam Lane The Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and ICE surge in the Twin Cities drew large protests on Friday. It was part of a general strike and walkout backed by labor leaders and faith groups. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 6:31 'They are circling our schools,' superintendent says after 5-year-old detained by ICE By Liz Landers, Doug Adams, Amalia Huot-Marchand The ICE operations in the Twin Cities are also affecting children who are caught up in the surge of personnel and detentions. A 5-year-old boy who was held by federal agents is a student in the Columbia Heights School District. Continue watching
Jan 23 WATCH: Border Patrol chief Bovino touts immigration operations in Minneapolis By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino on Friday sought to shift the narrative from that of a 5-year-old boy detained by ICE officers in Minneapolis by attacking the news media for, in his view, insufficient coverage of children who have lost… Continue reading
Jan 22 Federal officers detain 5-year-old boy who a Minnesota school official says was used as 'bait' By Hallie Golden, Sarah Raza, Associated Press A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family's lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb… Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: Vance says Trump administration doesn't think Insurrection Act is needed 'right now' By Associated Press President Donald Trump has floated invoking the Insurrection Act to tamp down unrest in Minnesota, but his No. 2 says that's not necessary. Continue reading
Jan 22 3 people involved in Minnesota church protest are arrested By Alanna Durkin Richer, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press A prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people involved in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church have been arrested, Trump administration officials said Thursday, even as a judge rebuffed related charges… Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: To lower tensions over ICE, 'all we need is a little cooperation,' Vance says in Minneapolis By Michelle L. Price, Julie Carr Smyth, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Insisting that he was in Minnesota to help “lower the temperature,” Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed “far-left people” and state and local law enforcement officials for the chaos that has convulsed the state during the White House's aggressive… Continue reading
Jan 22 AP report: Army orders military police to get ready for possible Minneapolis deployment By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown. Continue reading