22 h. ago Donald Trump's Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino removed from his ICE role

Greg Bovino, who has been at the centre of the Donald Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement surge in cities nationwide, faced criticism on social media

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32 h. ago Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target of it

Businesses are coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, whether it’s public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforcement or becoming the sites for arrests themselves

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53 h. ago Sixty CEOs call for ‘immediate deescalation’ in joint letter after Minneapolis shooting

Before the letter, most of the biggest Minnesota-based companies had not issued any public statements about the enforcement surge and unrest

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3 d. ago Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine

Federal immigration officials say more than 100 people have been detained in Maine this week as part of an enforcement surge targeting what ICE calls “the worst of the worst.”

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4 d. ago 100 clergy members arrested at Minneapolis airport amid protests over ICE immigration surge – live

Labor unions and progressive organizations have called on workers across the state to stay home in an ‘economic blackout’Full report: Economic blackout in Minnesota to protest against ICE: ‘No work, no school, no shoppingTalks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States have begun in Abu Dhabi, according to the United Arab Emirates’ ministry of foreign affairs.The UAE is hosting a rare set of trilateral talks, bringing together negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, and the US. The talks have started today, and are scheduled to continue over the next two days. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Economic blackout in Minnesota to protest against ICE: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’

Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violationsA “no work, no school, no shopping” blackout day of protest was kicked off by community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions on Friday in protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surge in the state.The “Day of Truth & Freedom” protest comes in the wake of the killing of Renee Good, the unarmed woman killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this month. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Economic strike in Minnesota to protest against ICE: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’

Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violationsICE protests – live updatesA “no work, no school, no shopping” blackout day of protest was kicked off by community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions on Friday in protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surge in the state.The “Day of Truth & Freedom” protest comes in the wake of the killing of Renee Good, the unarmed woman killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this month. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Minnesotans strike to protest ICE surge in state: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’

Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violationsICE protests – live updatesA “no work, no school, no shopping” blackout day of protest was kicked off by community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions on Friday in protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surge in the state.The “Day of Truth & Freedom” protest comes in the wake of the killing of Renee Good, the unarmed woman killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this month. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Maine's governor demands data on immigration arrests as fear spreads amid enforcement surge

Maine's Democratic governor has challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time numbers and information about detainees amid a sweeping enforcement operation in the state

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5 d. ago Veteran flees 'broken' US after ICE arrests husband during immigration interview

Veteran Hannah, 30, said she now believes 'America is broken' and plans to move to Brazil after her husband was arrested when ICE agents burst into his interview room as he applied for a green card

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6 d. ago Federal officer opens fire on man near school after he rammed agents with car during immigration raid, DHS says

The shooting occurred when an undocumented immigrant was attempting to evade arrest, according to the Trump administraiton

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6 d. ago Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant

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6 d. ago Minneapolis businesses struggle during Trump's immigration enforcement surge

Business in Minnesota has taken a hit a President Donald Trump's administration carries out an immigration sweep that has spurred protests

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8 d. ago Noem backtracks on ICE pepper spray denial amid tension in Minneapolis

US justice department announced it is investigating protesters in Minnesota who disrupted church servicesKristi Noem first denied that federal agents were using chemical agents against protesters, then after being shown video footage turned to blaming the protesters themselves, as tensions continued to run high amid the Trump administration’s surge of federal officers into Minneapolis.The head of homeland security, who has acted as spearhead for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in the city – known as “Operation Metro Surge” – told the CBS show Face the Nation on Sunday that her department had not used pepper spray against crowds. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Who is on the frontline of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown?

These are the federal agencies detaining people across the US – mostly, but not all, under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland SecurityWhen the Trump administration ordered a surge of armed federal immigration enforcement personnel on to the streets of Minneapolis, the Department of Homeland Security declared it the largest operation in its history and the liberal midwestern city became Donald Trump’s latest chosen hotspot.Such escalations mark the US president’s agenda of mass arrests and deportations from the US interior. The highest-profile efforts involve officers from multiple agencies rushing to prominent Democratic-led US cities, against local leaders’ wishes. But coast to coast, federal officers have been raiding homes, businesses, commercial parking lots – even schools, hospitals and courthouses. The efforts have delighted the president’s hardcore Make America Great Again voter base, but are also tearing families apart and spreading fear and even death on the streets...

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9 d. ago Legal experts blast Trump’s DOJ probe of Tim Walz and Jacob Frey as ‘total garbage’ while allies rally around Minnesota leaders

Former prosecutors say DOJ has ‘lost its mind’ after alleging Minnesota leaders obstructed law enforcement in recent surge

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1 week ago Man freed after Minneapolis immigration raid says he now fears leaving home

A man who fled civil war in Liberia as a child says he has been afraid to leave his Minneapolis home since being released from an immigration detention center following his arrest during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown

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1 week ago People in Minneapolis and St Paul: what is life like in the Twin Cities right now?

We want to hear from people in Minnesota about the surge of thousands of federal immigration agents in the areaThousands of federal immigration agents have been sent into Minneapolis in recent days, with protests taking place in Minnesota and across the country in response to last week’s shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal immigration authorities in Minnesota of racial profiling and unlawful arrests. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pritzker likens Trump’s America to the early days of Nazi Germany

The Illinois governor has criticized the Trump administration for its immigration crackdown, which has reportedly led to thousands of arrests in the state

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1 week ago Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis

A federal officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle

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