BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three Idaho families who are U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents are suing after they and hundreds of other people were detained for hours during an aggressive immigration raid at a rural horse racing track last year. The families say state and federal law enforcement agencies conspired to use unconstitutional and … Read more
Image credit: @Cliffs_Edge/YouTube. A routine fuel stop turned into a national political flashpoint after a gas station employee refused service to federal immigration agents, sparking a debate that now reaches far beyond politics and even into the auto and fuel retail space. The incident took place at a Speedway gas station in Minneapolis when Border … Read more
School drop-off and pick-up in Minneapolis looks a lot different since Immigration and Customs Enforcement came to town. Kate Lundquist, a mother of six and a local teacher, told CNN that these days — as she’s pulling her kids out the door — she finds herself checking to see if her two adopted sons have … Read more
(Corrects by deleting former paragraphs 22-23 with incorrect reference to the fact that the criminal defense attorney Abdikadir Noor is a plaintiff in the civil case) By Brad Brooks and Joseph Axe MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump warned Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday that he was “playing with fire” for … Read more
SF. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal immigration agents opened a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him down the street in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press. ChongLy “Scott” Thao told the AP that … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Liberian man arrested over the weekend after heavily armed immigration agents used a battering ram to break down the front door of his Minneapolis home has regularly checked in with federal authorities for years, his attorney said Tuesday. The arrest of Garrison Gibson, 37, during an immigration crackdown in Minnesota that … Read more
In the past few months, Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen a dramatic escalation of federal immigration enforcement along their chilly streets, with agents arresting thousands — including some U.S. citizens — in neighborhoods, malls, schools and at protests. The increase is the result of the Trump administration’s pledge to clamp down on immigration, … Read more
As the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement nationwide, a wave of high-profile arrests — many taking place at private homes and businesses and captured on video — has thrust a legal question into the center of the national debate: When can federal immigration agents legally enter private property to make an arrest? That question … Read more
By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Allyson Lopez hoped business would pick up at her dress shop in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, which specializes in ball gowns for Quinceaneras, a coming-of-age rite of passage in many Latino communities that celebrate a girl’s 15th birthday. Instead, this week brought the return of federal immigration … Read more