Some people in Minneapolis during this winter's surge stayed hidden in their homes. Others patrolled outside daycares. These students at Roosevelt High School — who watched their schoolmates & teachers get accosted by federal agents — wrote about it. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

On that flight of 14, "[a]t least 11 — including the woman from Togo and a man from Gambia — had been granted protections against removal by a U.S. immigration judge under the United Nations Convention Against Torture or other law." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

"The way I always describe it is that it’s like a bomb going off in that there’s the immediate impact, but then there's always sort of the lingering side effects on the folks that remain." @jcollins.bsky.social reports on the continued impact of Operation Metro Surge inside the Twin Cities. #ICYMI

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I appreciate @anamariecox.com helping to spread this. The more clicks stories like this get, the more I'll be allowed time to do them. Here's another story about a Colombian mother and all the challenging situations faced by people left behind after deportations. share.google/IrhmqQrEjD6V...

A northern Minnesota man who was shot and killed by a police officer in the Iron Range city of Virginia last week was holding a torch lighter at the time he was shot, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

My god the city lakes in Minneapolis are glorious in springtime

1/ Tear gas was created to incapacitate grown men. So when I started seeing reports of kids hurt by tear gas deployed by federal immigration agents, I wondered how often it was happening. My colleagues and I started to count:

"[W]hen we were stripped and shorn of our hair, Magda asked me, ‘How do I look?’ She looked like a mangy dog, but I told her: ‘Your eyes are so beautiful. I never noticed when you had all that hair.’” www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Minneapolis violence prevention nonprofit We Push for Peace is accused of misspending $6.5 million on luxury cars, Vegas trips and child support.

The first thing the editor in chief of the Roosevelt school newspaper did when she got home was hug her father. Then she opened her computer and started to type. Her article went viral. Lila Dominguez said running the newspaper during the ICE surge showed her “the power of truth.”

New York Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in Broad Immigration Deal State and local officials will also be prohibited from formally cooperating with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement under the agreement. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/n...

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The Trump administration blitz that flooded Minnesota with immigration agents also dramatically slowed other federal investigations and prosecutions into an array of serious crimes, a Reuters review of federal court records found.

Excellent piece from Jon, who continues to highlight the humanity of those impacted by the actions of this cruel administration. The picture of the Bluey sandals. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Thousands of immigrants were detained in Minnesota this winter. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who are now asking themselves whether they can safely stay, or even safely leave. (1) share.google/LU759CxFdYgG...

"The governor was previously told by Trump during a White House meeting earlier this year that he would not undertake a Minnesota-style surge of federal immigration officers unless states like New York wanted it." www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

The Minneapolis City Council will vote Thursday on whether to override Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto and extend the eviction notice period for renters impacted by the ICE surge.

"These minuscule mice, each of which weighs less than a lightbulb, sing unique, chirp-filled songs to one another [for] as long as 16 seconds...the mice never interrupt each other; they hold their tiny tongues until their conversational partner is done singing." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/s...

“An activist judge appointed by Joe Biden released this wanted murderer back into American communities,” a Homeland Security official initially said in a statement, even though the agency told their lawyer not to tell the judge about the man's international charge. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

NEW: Illinois State Police launches investigation into deadly ICE shooting of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez. Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke's office says her prosecutors will play a "supportive role." @sophiesherry.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

CNN reported Tuesday morning that the Department of Veterans Affairs has opened investigations into employees who attended Alex Pretti memorials and spoke to the press.

Rep. Angie Craig said Pedro Francisco is “pretty depressed” and in constant pain, and doesn’t believe that ICE will authorize surgery.

James Murdoch in Talks to Buy Vox’s New York Magazine and Podcast Division www.wsj.com/business/med...

I don't quite have words yet. I'm stunned, grateful, disoriented. My deepest, deepest thanks to the five families without whom this book would not exist. It has been the honor of my life to know and learn from you.

A federal judge heard arguments Monday in a lawsuit over ICE and border patrol agents’ treatment of protesters during the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.

“My dad wanted me to live the life he never had and I believe my father has done very well in that,” At “Ricky” Chandee’s son, Alex Xayasounethone, told the Clemency Review Commission. The commission voted 6-0 to grant his pardon after he was arrested by ICE agents during the surge.

The Minnesota Star Tribune has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the Annunciation school shooting

"The incident was one of at least 780 in which staff members at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities used physical force or chemical agents to control immigrant detainees during the first year of the Trump administration." Gift link: wapo.st/4tdgBRA

The annual Mayday Parade in south Minneapolis, one of the hardest hit areas during this winter's federal surge into the city.

Thousands of people gathered in south Minneapolis for the Mayday parade, ceremony and festival on Sunday. The annual spring celebration was marked by themes of resilience, grief and anti-ICE sentiments.

Mayday Parade, Minneapolis. Southside Battletrain:

Bovino: "Minneapolis, we didn’t hit them hard. And when you don’t hit them hard, guess what? That empowers…those funding streams, those individuals, those leaders of those organizations. It empowers them. That’s what happened in Minneapolis." talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekende...

"Inequality in the US was worse than the global average, with CEO pay increasing 20.4 times faster than worker pay in 2025."

“The name of [an ICE] officer accused of strangling a man in Fitchburg during an immigration arrest has been revealed in court, despite the federal government’s attempts to keep his identity a secret. The officer’s name is David Jackson, an acting supervisory detention and deportation officer.”

“I don’t sleep much,” she said. “I go to bed at like 3 in the morning, and then I wake up around 7:30.” That’s when Chandee usually makes his first call of the day, to let her know he was not deported overnight. Via @alannaelder.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

The Illinois Accountability Commission has released its final report on Operation Midway Blitz. The report looked at evidence suggesting a federal effort to suppress dissent, finding "DHS used paramilitary tactics to occupy and impose control in Chicagoland." Full report here:

"Why are all the journalists laid off now" this is why. Pretty simple.

A document obtained by MPR News shows that dozens of Minneapolis police officers have worked with a previously undisclosed Homeland Security Task Force, which city leaders say is investigating criminal, and not immigration, violations. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Anna M. Gomez, the lone Democrat on the FCC: “This is unprecedented, unlawful, and going nowhere,” Gomez wrote in a statement. “It is a political stunt and it won’t stick. Companies should challenge it head-on. The First Amendment is on their side.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Did the WHCD perp actually fire any shots at anyone? It seems not. The Post analyzed the video. A security officer fired on Cole Allen four times. He missed each time. There is no evidence of Allen ever discharging a shot. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

WATCH LIVE: DFL Gov. Tim Walz will soon give his final State of the State address. He's expected to highlight the state's response to the federal immigration enforcement surge and a social media tax he says would guard against disruptions by AI.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it executed search warrants in Minneapolis as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. In a statement posted to social media on Tuesday morning, DHS said that investigation related to “the rampant fraud of U.S. taxpayers dollars.”

Neat feature on songwriters. Especially love the picks of Lucinda Williams, Stephen Merritt, Outkast and, of course, Dolly Parton. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

At least 50 residents in Minnesota group homes have died since late 2022 under circumstances serious enough to trigger state maltreatment investigations. Marcus Schmit, the executive director of the Minnesota chapter of NAMI, said to combat this, there needs to be stricter punishment.

For more context, Homeland Security posted on social media that they exercised more than 20 search warrants in the Twin Cities today. The state BCA and Hennepin County Sheriff's Office were also involved, and the state AG office was involved in five of the non-childcare sites that were searched.

Federal and state agents have left the daycare on 13th Ave S. and 28th in Minneapolis. About two dozen carried boxes out of the building, loaded them up and drove away with minimal heckling by a couple vocal observers. Uniforms included BCA, lots of FBI and Homeland Security Investigations.

Federal agents outside the Metro Learning Center daycare in south Minneapolis. It's pretty quiet but they referred me to the FBI for questions. They've been here for an hour, observers say.

From Kurdish to Kichwa, six Minnesotans work to preserve the languages that keep them connected to their home, heritage and history. By Shubhanjana Das

Fact-checking what happened at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.