Illegal Immigration
- Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry - The move is a significant expansion of the Justice Department’s investigation into the state’s leaders, including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis.
- Fact-Checking Trump’s Misleading Claims After One Year Back in Office - The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.
- Trump Administration Asks Judge to Reject Minnesota’s Call to Block ICE Surge - Lawyers for the state and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have sued over the deployment of some 3,000 federal agents to Minnesota.
- Judge Allows Policy Restricting Lawmakers’ Access to ICE Facilities - The decision permitted the Trump administration to continue restricting inspections of the conditions inside immigration detention compounds.
- In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters - Legal and criminal justice experts said a ruling by a federal judge last week revealed conduct by immigration agents that evokes the civil rights era.
- D.H.S.’s Role Questioned as Immigration Officers Flood U.S. Cities - The Department of Homeland Security was formed after 9/11 amid international terrorism threats. Now, its most visible targets are domestic.
- One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. - The United States is broken, but not in every way.
- Dueling Protests Begin in Minneapolis as City Remains on Edge - A rally at City Hall and a march have been organized by a conservative influencer to draw attention to a fraud scandal in the state. Counterprotesters came out to oppose the effort.
- The People of Minneapolis vs. ICE: A Street-Level View - An intense cat-and-mouse game is putting enraged locals face-to-face with heavily armed agents.
- Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive - Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces.