Minnesota family says ICE faked car trouble to lure man out of house
The incident occurred on the same day federal officials announced the end of Operation Metro Surge.
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Homan says "I don't like the masks" on ICE, but they "have to protect themselves"
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Hundreds march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
A large group gathered for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives March — a march dedicated to those many love, but miss daily.
Boy dies after going underwater in Bloomington pond; man rescued
A boy is dead after going underwater in a Bloomington, Minnesota, pond on Saturday afternoon, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.
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Man, teenage boy shot inside Columbia Heights restaurant, police say
Police in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are looking for the shooter who injured a man and a teenage boy Saturday night inside a restaurant.
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Minnesota family says ICE faked car trouble to lure man out of house
On the same day that federal officials announced the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a nightmare began for a family in Brooklyn Center. Conor Wight gives us a closer look at ICE agents apparently faking car trouble before detaining a father of six.
Minnesota water patrol recovers bodies of man, child 3 hours apart in separate drownings
A body was recovered from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Saturday near the area where a man fell through the ice less than 24 hours earlier, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.
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Fact check: Did feds find thousands of missing kids in Minn. during ICE surge?
White House border czar Tom Homan, without offering further explanation, claimed the federal immigration operation in Minnesota uncovered thousands of missing children in the state, but it's likely related to a much larger number the administration has been touting for a few years.
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Fact checking Trump's claims about "paid" Minnesota protesters
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Somali community hesitantly hopeful amid news of ICE drawdown
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Minnesota family says ICE faked car trouble to lure man out of house
On the same day that federal officials announced the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a nightmare began for a family in Brooklyn Center. Conor Wight gives us a closer look at ICE agents apparently faking car trouble before detaining a father of six.
Man, teenage boy shot inside Columbia Heights restaurant, police say
Police in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are looking for the shooter who injured a man and a teenage boy Saturday night inside a restaurant.
Boy dies after going underwater in Bloomington pond; man rescued
A boy is dead after going underwater in a Bloomington, Minnesota, pond on Saturday afternoon, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.
Hundreds march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
Dark memories, hope and perseverance were on display on Saturday in south Minneapolis. A large group gathered for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives March — a march dedicated to those many love, but miss daily.
Family partially reunited after members arrested by ICE agents in Minnesota
In an emotional reunion in Minnesota, a mother returned home to her 2-year-old after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests split up their family and left her toddler in the care of a family friend.
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Police rescue woman held against her will in Sartell
Police in Sartell, Minnesota, say officers rescued a woman early Friday morning who was being held against her will.
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Nekima Levy Armstrong: White House's altered arrest photo of her was "diabolical"
Last month, activist Nekima Levy Armstrong was arrested following a protest at a Minnesota church. In Talking Points, she shares why she felt it was important to protest, her arrest and White House's digitally altered photo of her arrest.
Minneapolis businesses lost over $80M from Operation Metro Surge, city says
City leaders in Minneapolis say federal immigration enforcement operations cost local businesses and restaurants $81 million in January.
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Minnesota family says ICE faked car trouble to lure man out of house
On the same day that federal officials announced the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a nightmare began for a family in Brooklyn Center. Conor Wight gives us a closer look at ICE agents apparently faking car trouble before detaining a father of six.
Mary Moriarty to demand Alex Pretti shooting evidence from DHS, DOJ
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is investigating three ICE shootings — including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti — without federal assistance.
Dems block Homeland Security funding vote, and more headlines
A partial federal government shutdown is underway as lawmakers were unable to come to a funding agreement for the Department of Homeland Security by Friday's deadline, plus more of the day’s top stories.
Minnesota family says ICE faked car trouble to lure man out of house
On the same day that federal officials announced the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a nightmare began for a family in Brooklyn Center. Conor Wight gives us a closer look at ICE agents apparently faking car trouble before detaining a father of six.
Homan says "I don't like the masks" on ICE, but they "have to protect themselves"
Democrats have demanded reforms to immigration enforcement, including barring officers from wearing masks.
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On Friday morning, workers held a press conference to reflect on how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge has impacted the food industry.
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January is typically a slow month at Frontiersman Sports, but employees at the St. Louis Park, Minnesota, gun shop said sales spiked 30% above normal for the month.
TurnSignl app connects people stopped by ICE to lawyers
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Students call on Walz to impose moratorium on evictions amid ICE surge
Outside the governor's mansion in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday, demonstrators, including many students and teachers, pleaded for Gov. Tim Walz to enact an immediate eviction moratorium to help families impacted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge.
Demonstrators in Dinkytown call for Target to speak out against ICE
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Minnesota family says ICE faked car trouble to lure man out of house
On the same day that federal officials announced the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a nightmare began for a family in Brooklyn Center. Conor Wight gives us a closer look at ICE agents apparently faking car trouble before detaining a father of six.
Man, teenage boy shot inside Columbia Heights restaurant, police say
Police in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are looking for the shooter who injured a man and a teenage boy Saturday night inside a restaurant.
Police rescue woman held against her will in Sartell
Police in Sartell, Minnesota, say officers rescued a woman early Friday morning who was being held against her will.
Don Lemon, others plead not guilty to Minn. church protest charges
Several people charged in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church whose pastor served as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon in a St. Paul federal courtroom.
Police searching for driver who hit, killed man in St. Paul
The St. Paul Police Department says officers responded to the crash at the intersection of Phalen Boulevard and Rose Avenue at approximately 9:10 p.m.
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Doctors say fear of ICE is keeping some patients away from critical care
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