St. Paul residents have a two-day window to apply for emergency rental assistance starting April 1. Written by Katrina Pross

Community organizers, legal groups and lawmakers are seeking financial and legal tools to help the hardest-hit communities while cautioning that the Trump administration’s heightened immigration enforcement will continue. Written by @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty sue the federal government to access evidence in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Written by Mohamed Ibrahim

On Sunday, the Trump administration signaled it would deploy federal immigration officers to large airports with the longest wait times.

When ICE kept their customers away, the owners of Amigos One Stop immediately pivoted to delivering food and other necessities to customers. Written by Shubhanjana Das

Judge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family’s removal.

How Operation Metro Surge affected students’ lives amid ICE raids in Minnesota. Written by Lani Ngonethong, Muhammad Memon, Maheideri Belay and Ola Osibodu with @threesixtyjour.bsky.social

U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs’ ruling said there would be “weighty” consequences if Somalia’s TPS designation was allowed to expire.

As SNAP cuts pinch Minnesota families, legislators weigh budget response. Written by Ella Barbosa, Manal Bare, Violet Ditlevson and Mya Bell-Jones with @threesixtyjour.bsky.social

Immigration attorneys say there’s no rhyme or reason to how a third-party company monitors immigrants who have pending visa, asylum or other immigration-related cases. Written by Katelyn Vue.

Psychiatric patient given ‘powerful sedatives’ before ICE transfer to Texas, attorneys allege. Written by Katrina Pross.

Edina students push for safe storage law to protect schools from gun violence. Written by Margarita Rosales Alarcón, Shrunali Dhotre, Max Freeman and Amal Bedru with @threesixtyjour.bsky.social

‘We just want a fair trial’: How the ‘Somali rocket docket’ is upending the asylum process. Written by Anshu Patel and @ncsscibelli.bsky.social.

Indian restaurants in Minnesota slowly recover post-ICE surge as Ramadan brings a boost. Written by Manali Shah.

Pete Stauber, a Republican, introduced a bill in Congress Thursday called the “Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act,” which local leaders say is unfair and dangerous. Written by Mohamed Ibrahim

Minneapolis-based Advocates for Human Rights sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday over growing restrictions on public access to proceedings at Fort Snelling Immigration Court in a case that could have implications nationwide. sahanjournal.com/public-safet...

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that white foster parents do not have standing to argue the Indian Child Welfare Act violated their constitutional equal protection rights. By Nancy Marie Spears for @theimprintnews.bsky.social

Supporters on the City Council say the measure would help those unable to work during Operation Metro Surge catch up on rent and avoid losing their housing.

A prayer camp set up by Indigenous people in February will remain up through Wednesday evening leaders came to an agreement.

A newly introduced bill authored by state Sen. Karin Housley would allow the watchdog agency for foster youth greater investigative powers.

A man who tried to bribe a juror in the first Feeding Our Future trial is sentenced to nearly 5 years in a federal prison.

Federal judge Jeffrey Bryan warned Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen that contempt charges and imprisonment were possible because of ICE failures to comply with court orders. Written by Andrew Hazzard

After a surge in December and January, ICE and Border Patrol have rapidly drawn down the number of federal agents, with fewer than 1,000 left in Minnesota, according to new court filings. By Andrew Hazzard

Nuvia and her son relied on a network of mutual aid donations, which are dwindling as Operation Metro Surge winds down. Volunteers say many families are still recovering from the impacts of the ICE surge. By Anshu Patel

Operation Metro Surge kept many people of Latino and East African descent home, afraid to go to work or out to shops and restaurants.

Jackie Rahm Little pleaded guilty in September to arson and hate crime charges for setting fire to Masjid Al Rahma in 2023.

Minnesota residents and lawmakers say the promised drawdown has not materialized, and they are seeing ICE use more covert tactics to continue operations across Twin Cities suburbs. By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

For domestic violence survivor Gualdalupe Vasquez, permanent residency is a much needed pathway to freedom. Written by Anshu Patel and @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating claims that immigration officers shattered a Mexican man's skull while taking him into custody last month.

As Operation Metro Surge ramped up, disabled immigrants found themselves facing additional challenges, including disruptions to their caregivers and anxiety about communicating in high-conflict encounters. Written by Shubhanjana Das

OPINION: A century after the start of Black History Month and five years after the murder of George Floyd, the gap between performative promises and real justice is harder to ignore. Written by Zafar Siddiqui

White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that more than 1,000 immigration agents have left Minnesota's Twin Cities area and hundreds more will depart in the days ahead as part of the Trump administration’s drawdown of its immigration enforcement surge.

Muslims across Minnesota will observe Ramadan from late February to early March 2026. Here’s a list of iftar gatherings, community events and fundraisers.

Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis.

Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Minnesota, accused in a protest at a church in St. Paul where an ICE official is a pastor.

Former CNN host Don Lemon and four other people are set to be arraigned on federal civil rights charges in Minnesota

Tipis erected near Fort Snelling have become a focal point for Native-led resistance to ICE activity, blending prayer, ceremony and protest on land marked by Dakota history. Written by Shubhanjana Das

ICE detentions across Minnesota are leaving families without income and struggling to cover rent and legal bills. Many are turning to community aid for help. Written by @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

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The specter of armed agents walking past residents in wheelchairs, demanding papers from staff in the middle of a shift, is no longer a dystopian fiction — it is a plausible Tuesday, clinical psychologist Vincent Miles writes.

Federal officials say the immigration crackdown in Minnesota is coming to an end, after mass detentions, protests and two deaths.

Federal agents were pursuing a person when the multi-car crash occurred Wednesday morning, St. Paul officials say. Written by Katrina Pross and Katelyn Vue

Gov. Tim Walz says the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end soon according to a conversation with border czar Tom Homan.

ICE agents knocked on Wilmer Andrade’s door claiming a warrant for his arrest. He has a work permit, a pending visa application and no final order of removal. In Operation Metro Surge, people like him are targets.

Liam’s father, Adrian Conejo Arias, said the family was in hiding, citing a bomb threat at his son’s former elementary school.

Immigrants held in Texas now have limited legal options and indefinite timelines for detention. And in Minnesota, immigration authorities will continue to send detainees out of state as quickly as possible. Written by @ncsscibelli.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

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A Minneapolis woman immigrated legally to the United States and was in the process of acquiring her green card, but was detained through Operation PARRIS. By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social and Anshu Patel sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

For years, the state's large Somali community has been fertile ground for the myth that the measles vaccine causes autism.

We must keep the children of Minnesota — especially Somali kids — from becoming collateral damage to ICE aggression and ugly rhetoric, community organizer Abdullahi Kahiye writes.