Tag: ICE
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Minnesota’s Hmong community feeling betrayed
Amid the ICE raids in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, one group that’s been especially targeted is the Hmong community. It’s been half a century since they came to the US as refugees for helping the US … Full story: https://theworld.org/segments/2026/03/11/minnesotas-hmong-community-feeling-betrayed
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Hennepin Co. attorney probes 17 possible criminal incidents by federal immigration agents during ICE surge
The investigation includes two deaths and an incident where a border patrol commander threw tear gas into a Minneapolis park, prosecutors say. Full story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hennepin-co-attorney-probes-17-possible-criminal-incidents-by-federal-immigration-agents-during-ice-surge/ar-AA1XWz1H
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Klobuchar Grills Noem Over ICE Raid on Hmong Elder
A tense back-and-forth between Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sec. Kristi Noem about ICE agents’ actions during ‘Operation Metro Surge.’ … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/klobuchar-grills-noem-over-ice-233556235.html
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Minneapolis Mayor Condemns ICE Presence, Encourages Students to Remain Politically Engaged
Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., who has gained popularity in recent weeks for his response to federal law enforcement, encouraged students to hold the federal government … Full story: https://thehoya.com/news/minneapolis-mayor-condemns-ice-presence-encourages-students-to-remain-politically-engaged/
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In the absence of major ICE operations in Fresno, fear and misinformation have taken their place
What would happen if mass immigration raids came to cities like Fresno? For many residents, waiting for an answer to that question has given way to confusion and social media vigilance. Full story: https://www.kvpr.org/government/2026-02-24/in-the-absence-of-major-ice-operations-in-fresno-fear-and-misinformation-have-taken-their-place
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What others can learn from how Minnesota helped its most vulnerable residents during the ICE surge
The surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota over the past few months left many people not only traumatized but financially hard up. Full story: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/24/business/minnesota-ice-surge-mutual-aid
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Hmong grandmother detained in Texas for 2 weeks still doesn’t know why
After being repeatedly visited by ICE, Thi Dua Vang and her husband, both in the U.S. legally awaiting green cards, are in hiding. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/15/hmong-grandmother-detained-in-texas-for-2-weeks-still-doesnt-know-why/
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After 70 days of ICE surge actions, Minnesotans grapple with the impact
Seventy days elapsed between the Trump administration announcing Operation Metro Surge in December and border czar Tom Homan saying Feb. 12 that the flood of federal agents into Minnesota will soon … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=699201708a2f4e67b5a2b5c27a422e91&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fas-ice-surge-ends-twin-cities-grapple-with-its-impact%2f601581888&c=2569401730329553876&mkt=en-us
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Why do so many Latinos join ICE and the Border Patrol?
Contributing columnist Ka Vang writes: “Why would people of color and immigrants, particularly so many Latinos, join immigration enforcement? How can they serve an institution that harms people who … Full story: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=699158af018d4662b6ee082798707286&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.startribune.com%2fimmigration-agents-latinos-race-politics%2f601581923&c=16642723391772285449&mkt=en-us
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‘Art Will Never Be Silenced’: In Minneapolis, Theatre Artists Are Standing Up to ICE
On Saturday, January 24, Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis was getting ready for a 2 PM matinee performance of its show Go, Dog. Go! • Ve Perro ¡Ve!. But then that morning, ICE agents shot … Full story: https://playbill.com/article/art-will-never-be-silenced-in-minneapolis-theatre-artists-are-standing-up-to-ice
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‘Art Will Never Be Silenced’: In Minneapolis, Theatre Artists Are Standing Up to ICE
CTC cancelled both performances of Go, Dog. Go! that day, as well as the Sunday performances. They’re one of many theatres whose operations have been impacted by ICE’s presence in Minneapolis, as … Full story: https://playbill.com/article/art-will-never-be-silenced-in-minneapolis-theatre-artists-are-standing-up-to-ice
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For Minnesota elder care facilities, ICE crackdown hits close to home
The specter of armed agents walking past residents in wheelchairs, demanding papers from staff in the middle of a shift, is no longer a dystopian fiction — it is a plausible Tuesday, clinical … Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/opinion/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-elder-care/
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A month of learning, advocacy, frustration for St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her
St. Paul’s first refugee mayor now presides over a city where ICE agents have gone door to door looking for immigrants, including members of her own ethnic group. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/a-month-of-learning-advocacy-frustration-for-st-paul-mayor-kaohly-her/
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A Hmong child bride who killed her husband years ago dreads her next ICE check-in
As the Trump administration touts the “Worst of the Worst” they’ve arrested, her name and picture could wind up on their next list. Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/st-paul-hmong-woman-deportation-fears/
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A Hmong child bride who killed her husband years ago dreads her next ICE check-in
If she could go back in time, she never would have married him. Nou was 15 and living in a refugee camp in Thailand when she was wed to a much older man. She didn’t want to and, with decades of … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hmong-child-bride-killed-her-115100564.html
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Valeng Cha: When Federal ICE meets Minnesota Nice: an immigrant’s perspective
My family immigrated to the United States in 1976 and resettled in Minnesota shortly after. I grew up here. I went to school here, becoming the first in my family to attend college. I built my life … Full story: https://www.twincities.com/2026/02/08/valeng-cha-when-federal-ice-meets-minnesota-nice-an-immigrants-perspective/
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Fresno’s Hmong community connects with those in Minnesota in light of escalating ICE enforcement
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno and the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have the largest Hmong populations in the country. The two are interconnected, with a vast majority of families split … Full story: https://abc30.com/post/fresnos-hmong-community-connects-minnesota-light-escalating-ice-enforcement/18556670/