Trump, Minnesota and ICE
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After a weekend of protests decrying the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, hundreds of additional federal agents are being deployed to Minnesota.
Minnesota officials are suing over the “unprecedented surge” of US immigration authorities in the state, taking the Trump administration to court days after a federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis woman.
The loved one is 32-year-old Hani Duglof, who is now being treated at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital while still in ICE custody, after his family says he could not safely remain in a detention facility.
The state of Minnesota, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are suing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials in an effort to stop the surge of federal law enforcement officials coming into the state.
ICE agent Jonathan Ross thanked supporters after the GiveSendGo fundraiser raised over $203,000 as of Monday evening.
Minnesotans across the state are reporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in their communities, from Rochester to Detroit Lakes.
Talk about slipping up on the job -- an ICE agent in Minnesota took a brutal spill on actual ice, went flying, and yes, the satisfyingly ironic wipeout was all caught on camera!
Government shutdown looms as Senate passes first funding hurdle but faces Jan. 30 deadline. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., says continuing resolution likely needed.