Minnesota is seeing the largest outbreak of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States, with infections disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men. More than 30 confirmed or suspected cases of the fungal infection have been reported in the state since last July, according to the Minnesota Department of Health, and all were in … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) – Activists planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores across the United States on Wednesday to pressure the discount retailer to take a public stance against the 5-week-old immigration crackdown in the state of Minnesota. ICE Out Minnesota, a coalition of community groups, religious leaders, labor unions and other critics … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he expects the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota to end in “days, not weeks and months,” based on his recent conversations with top Trump administration officials. The Democratic governor said during a news conference that he spoke Monday with border Czar Tom Homan and White House chief … Read more
Kwik Trip is expected to open 11 new stores in Minnesota this year, including locations in central Minnesota. The Wisconsin-based gas station chain already has 225 locations in the North Star State, including the company’s largest location in Byron, which is near Rochester. That location is 16,842 square feet and has conference rooms. Kwik Trip … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For days, Luis Ramirez had an uneasy feeling about the men dressed as utility workers he saw outside his family’s Mexican restaurant in suburban Minneapolis. They wore high-visibility vests and spotless white hard hats, he noted, even while parked in their vehicle. His search for the Wisconsin-based electrician advertised on car doors … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so messed up after a beating by immigration officials that he initially couldn’t remember having a daughter and still struggles to recall cherished moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he suffered last month in Minnesota while he was detained … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government attorney who told a judge her job was “done” during a court hearing stemming from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota has been removed from her Justice Department post, according to a person familiar with the matter. Julie Le was working for the Justice Department on detail, but … Read more
A law enforcement agency executing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been described as a serial violator of court orders in Minnesota. The statement did not come from the Democratic governor or the Democratic mayor of Minneapolis, who have repeatedly traded barbs with President Donald Trump. He was a federal judge with a conservative pedigree … Read more
Activists nationwide are calling for an economic shutdown on January 30 to protest ICE activity. Celebrities, including Hannah Einbinder and Pedro Pascal, posted on social media about the strike. It is an expansion of Minnesota’s ICE OUT protest on January 23rd. Last Friday, the Minnesota business Catzen Coffee was not open for purchase – but … Read more
Among the number of videos uploaded to social media in recent months showing clashes between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and protesters in states like Minnesota, a recent clip actually captured what would pass as a relatively civil conversation between the two sides. The video, uploaded to NowThis Impact’s YouTube account on January … Read more