The ICE surge began to affect students directly when reports of agents allegedly staying at the Graduate Hotel on the university’s campus were made.

The group of nine have been charged with the FACE Act, conspiracy against the rights of religious freedom at a place of worship and injuring, intimidating and interfering with the exercise of the right of religious freedom at a place of worship.

On the same day that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz demanding access to Minnesota’s voter rolls as a condition to remove ICE agents from the state. 

A memorial at the site of the brutal killing of Alex Pretti. Photo by Harry Colbert, Jr. Humanity: humaneness; benevolence. Benevolence: the quality of being well meaning; kindness. If democracy is to return – let’s be very clear, in the U.S., it’s already fallen, and to say otherwise would be me abdicating my duty as a truthteller – but if the tide turns, it’s our humanity that will be the demise of this fascist regime. Yes, as a journalist I am breaking ranks and calling it

The Department of Homeland Security recently announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis living in the United States with that designation. The end date is set for March 17.  TPS is granted by the federal government to individuals from countries going through a humanitarian crisis that compromises the ability of citizens of that country to live there safely. Examples of crises include natural disasters and civil war. TPS allows for people to live

“What happened (Wednesday's protest following the ICE-involved shooting in North Minneapolis), which was very minor in regard to what could have happened, is now being weaponized by a man who incited an actual insurrection on Jan. 6 of 2021.”

Two days following the killing of Good, shot Jan. 7 by an ICE officer in South Minneapolis – a shooting that was captured by multiple cameras from various vantage points – leaders in the city are angered and frustrated with the federal response and by what they say is a complete lack of transparency and cooperation. 

The newly formed Cedar Riverside Protection Alliance formed to protect Somali residents from the threat of ICE.

Black diaspora communities in Minnesota are “showing up,” despite divisive rhetoric online ICE agents and U.S. Marshals during a raid in St. Paul on Nov. 25, 2025 Over the past week, “Operation Metro Surge,” an operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) descended on the Twin Cities metro area with the mandate to focus on the Somali community who allegedly have final orders of deportation . The number of disclosed federal arrests at the end of Sunday was 19.