Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.
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Minnesota has charged an ICE officer with assault for alleged actions during immigration surge
Hennepin County officials say these are the first charges filed against a federal immigration agent related to the crackdown that brought thousands of federal officers to the state. The widespread operation led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens.
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Months after the ICE shootings in Minnesota, a federal probe remains elusive
Officials in Minnesota have sued the Trump administration, saying federal officials are withholding evidence in the killings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by immigration agents in Minneapolis, as well as the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man.
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In lawsuit, Minnesota accuses Trump administration of ‘weaponizing’ Medicaid funding
The federal government said the state should do more to fight fraud and is holding back funds. Minnesota officials say the attack is unfair as the state’s fraud rate is well below national averages.
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Refugees in the U.S. could be arrested under new immigration memo
The move is another Trump administration effort to limit legal pathways to migration or resettlement, after already curbing the number of admitted refugees and re-reviewing those admitted under the Biden administration.
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Immigration courts fast-track hearings for Somali asylum claims
Their lawyers fear the notices are merely the first step toward the removal without due process of Somali asylum applicants in the country.
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Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge as a lawsuit proceeds
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the ruling on social media, calling it “another HUGE” legal win for the Justice Department.
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Feds arrest 4, including Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist over church protest
Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement posted on social media.
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Senate Democrats and Republicans call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., accuses the federal government of a ‘cover up,’ and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., warns White House against attempts to “shut down an investigation.”
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have been subpoenaed by the DOJ
The Minnesota attorney general and St. Paul mayor have also been subpoenaed as local, state and federal officials have clashed in the aftermath of the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.
