In the documents the Department of Homeland Security said the raid “was based on intelligence that there were illegal aliens unlawfully occupying apartments in the building.” There is no mention of criminal gangs or Tren de Aragua.
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Refugees relive the trauma they fled as ICE targets them in Minnesota
The Trump administration says it’s reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested “without warrants or cause.”
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Minnesota citizens detained by ICE are left rattled, even weeks later
The number of immigration agents in Minnesota may be reduced, but they’ll leave leave behind a changed community, including many U.S. citizens questioned and detained in recent weeks.
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Anti-ICE protesters call for national action against federal immigration tactics
Hundreds of groups hold protests against federal immigration operations, calling for an end to ICE surge. Demonstrators challenge Minneapolis-based retailer Target.
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Videos and eyewitnesses refute federal account of Minneapolis shooting
Trump officials have called the victim a “domestic terrorist.” State officials warn such unfounded accusations threaten the integrity of the federal investigation.
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Minnesota officials sue to block Trump’s immigration crackdown as enforcement intensifies
More than 2,000 federal immigration agents are in Minnesota, and that number is expected to increase. On Monday, an NPR reporter witnessed multiple instances where immigration agents drove around Minneapolis — and in parking lots of big box stores — and randomly questioned people about their immigration status.
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DHS wants Venezuelans to return home, but fears remain as long as Maduro regime is in power
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have been in limbo since the Trump administration removed their temporary protected status late last year. That uncertainty has intensified as U.S. immigration officials again push for those migrants to return to Venezuela.
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Miami mayor calls for Trump to ‘immediately’ reinstate TPS for Venezuelans
Higgins said the Trump administration ending TPS for Venezuelans in early 2025 was “reckless, dangerous, and wrong.”
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Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from poor nations in social media screed
President Donald Trump vowed on Thanksgiving to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations in a blistering late-night, anti-immigrant screed posted to social media.
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DOJ records show hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago had no criminal records
The information contradicts the Trump administration’s narrative that it is targeting the “worst of the worst” when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decree that puts strong conditions on warrantless arrests.
