Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against the Department of Homeland Security, calling the surge of federal agents into Minnesota an "invasion" and seeking to declare it unconstitutional. Meanwhile, hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of classes Monday to protest immigration enforcement as schools report rising absenteeism among families fearful of ICE operations.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’s filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security “to end the unprecedented surge of DHS agents into the state and declare it unconstitutional and unlawful.”
Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some schools with families fearing being caught up in ICE operations.
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‼️ What to do if ICE stops you: An attorney answers some questions. With immigration enforcement activity increasing across Minnesota, many people are asking a simple but urgent question: What are my rights if ICE approaches me?
🔎 Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists.
MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advocates say it’s a clear violation of state law.
🎒 Twin Cities schools reopen with security measures tied to ICE operations. The Minneapolis, Fridley and Columbia Heights school districts welcomed students back to school buildings Monday morning after canceling classes last week
due to safety concerns related to federal immigration enforcement throughout the state.
🦉 What it took to return a 3,200-year-old bronze owl to public view at Mia. A rare bronze owl, damaged by a visitor and painstakingly repaired overseas,
returns to view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art — raising questions about risk, conservation and how museums display their most fragile treasures.
👮 Scott Jensen names sheriff’s deputy as his running mate. In a news release, Jensen named Phouthaivanh Wilkerson as his pick for lieutenant governor
on the Republican ticket.
🎧 How ICE uses phone and internet data to identify and track people. 404 Media journalist Joseph Cox joined MPR News host Nina Moini with insight on tools ICE employs and how they’re used to track people.
🎧 Attorney General Keith Ellison: State 'prepared to take action' on federal immigration action. To find out what actions state and local leaders may take to limit ICE and Border Patrol activity in the region, MPR News host Nina Moini
spoke with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
🎧 How to cope with stress, fear and anger during uncertain times. Increased immigration enforcement and Wednesday’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent have left some Minnesotans
feeling frightened, angry or overwhelmed.
🎧 Minnesota immigration attorneys overwhelmed by break-neck pace of cases. David Wilson is an immigration attorney with Wilson Law Group. He joined Minnesota Now with Nina Moini to talk about what he’s seeing with immigration cases.
