Why Minnesota sheriffs are reluctant to hold people for ICE
Minnesota county sheriffs are caught between growing demands from the Trump administration to help with deportation efforts and state court rulings that emphasize their limited role in federal immigration enforcement.
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Minnesota ACLU: Local jurisdictions have the right to not cooperate with immigration enforcement
During President Donald Trump's first week in office, his new Department of Justice announced plans to potentially criminally prosecute local and state officials who fail to “comply with lawful immigration-related commands and requests.
As Trump vows to halt illegal immigration, here's how deportation currently works in Minnesota
President Trump promises to crack down on illegal immigration. Jonah Kaplan investigates how our current deportation process works.

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Minnesota schools prepare for the worst: ICE agents on campus
Akron Public Schools says no ICE agents were in schools Tuesday following rumors
Alabama school employee tells coworkers how to protect students from ICE agents: ‘Do no harm’
An internal email has been retracted after Mobile Public School Systems employee provided directives for keeping children safe if an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid occurred on a school campus.
Where is ICE now? What to know as Trump's immigration raids and deportations unfold
Migrants across the U.S. and Arizona faced the spectre of ICE raids under the new administration of President Donald Trump.
St. Paul ordinance says city employees don’t ask about immigration status. How does it work?
As President Donald Trump says he’ll crack down on immigration laws, St. Paul has an ordinance of 20 years that says city employees do not ask people about their immigration status.
Minnesota AG vows to resist Trump’s ‘bidding’ amid immigration crackdown, says ‘it’s not our job’
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a video posted on X: ‘“We’re going to devote the resources of our state to our state business, not immigration business. That’s their
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Local law enforcement has plans for potential requests from federal immigration agents
Local law enforcement agencies may provide support to federal immigration agents if requested in Blue Earth County and Mankato, although their involvement is likely to be limited.
Minnesota AG says office will not enforce federal immigration laws as DOJ threatens to prosecute officials who resist
Minnesota's attorney general says his office will not enforce federal immigration laws as President Trump begins his immigration crackdown.
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How Schools Can Navigate Trump’s Immigration Policies
As legal protections remain for immigrant students, experts share what educators can do in the wake of federal immigration policy changes.
Minnesota courts on notice as Laken Riley Act, targeted ICE enforcements go into effect
The Laken Riley Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon, was the first legislative victory of his second term in office. The bipartisan bill widens the crimes for which an undocumented immigrant could be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and held without bail.