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The shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minnesota is the latest in which video evidence contradicts ICE’s accounts

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The shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minnesota is the latest in which video evidence contradicts ICE’s accounts

Federal authorities on Friday announced an investigation into two immigration officers who appeared to have made false statements under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month. It is among at least five shootings in which initial descriptions by immigration officials were later contradicted by video evidence. Among them were the fatal Minneapolis shootings of … Read more

Protesters from several states press Target to oppose Minnesota’s immigration crackdown

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Protesters from several states press Target to oppose Minnesota’s immigration crackdown

NEW YORK (AP) — Activists planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores across the United States on Wednesday to pressure the discount retailer to take a public stand against a 5-week immigration crackdown in his home state of Minnesota. ICE Out Minnesota, a coalition of community groups, faith leaders, unions and other critics … Read more

ICE cracks down on people who follow them in cars

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ICE cracks down on people who follow them in cars

By Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke and Brad Heath WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly stopped by unmarked vehicles. At least half a dozen masked officers jumped in to arrest her, one pounding on her … Read more

Renee Good’s wife makes first public appearance since her murder, shares new personal statement

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Renee Good’s wife makes first public appearance since her murder, shares new personal statement

HE NEEDS TO KNOW Renee Nicole Good’s wife made her first public appearance after the mother of three was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. On Saturday, February 7, Becca Good appeared on stage in front of hundreds of people in Minneapolis who gathered to commemorate Renee’s life. “Renee … Read more

Reports of ICE shenanigans add to fears in Minnesota

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Reports of ICE shenanigans add to fears in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For days, Luis Ramirez had an uneasy feeling about the men dressed as laborers he’d seen outside his family’s Mexican restaurant in suburban Minneapolis. They wore high-visibility vests and immaculate white hard hats, he noticed, even when they were parked in their vehicle. His search for the Wisconsin electrician posted on the … Read more

Government must reach agreement on right to counsel for people in Minnesota ICE facility, judge says

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Government must reach agreement on right to counsel for people in Minnesota ICE facility, judge says

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for the federal government have until next Thursday to reach an agreement with human rights advocates seeking to ensure the right to counsel for people detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota, a judge said Friday. Advocates said people held at the facility on the outskirts of Minneapolis … Read more

ICE raids leave a heavy toll on Minnesota schools

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ICE raids leave a heavy toll on Minnesota schools

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

Murdoch Paper Warns Trump Stephen Miller Plot Backfires After Humiliating GOP Defeat

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Murdoch Paper Warns Trump Stephen Miller Plot Backfires After Humiliating GOP Defeat

A newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch has issued a stark warning to President Donald Trump after a high-profile Republican loss. In a new editorial, The Wall Street Journal warned Trump that a hard-line immigration strategy promoted by top adviser Stephen Miller is fueling voter backlash. It comes after a Trump-backed candidate for Texas state senate … Read more

What a House district in Colorado shows about the consequences of immigration for Republicans in the midterms

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What a House district in Colorado shows about the consequences of immigration for Republicans in the midterms

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Like many Donald Trump voters, Miranda Niedermeier isn’t opposed to immigration enforcement. She was encouraged by the Republican president’s initial moves in his second term that she saw as targeting immigrants who were in the United States illegally and had committed crimes. But Niedermeier, 35, has grown increasingly disenchanted with Trump. … Read more

Minneapolis tensions rise again as Trump accuses mayor of ‘playing with fire’

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Minneapolis tensions rise again as Trump accuses mayor of ‘playing with fire’

(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