Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
Minneapolis man says ICE agents took 'trophy' photos, locked him in overcrowded cell
Garrison Gibson, a Minneapolis man from Liberia, shared details of his experience with federal immigration enforcement this week at a press conference Saturday.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
speaking of shelters and volunteers and the good they do.
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Volunteers and pet shelters are jumping in to provide housing and care for pets and animals that are often the family members involuntarily left behind as Minnesotans are detained and deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
‘Someone loved them’: As the ICE surge continues in Minnesota, pets suffer
As Minnesotans are detained and deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, volunteers and pet shelters are led to provide housing and care for the animals that are often the family members ...
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February 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
speaking of shelters and volunteers and the good they do.
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These Minnesota students are not.
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The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:37 AM
These Minnesota students are not.
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Meanwhile that child that Katie Britt was so broken up about all week? Well the Trump administration is trying to figure out a way to deport him and his whole family bsky.app/profile/mprn...
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Meanwhile that child that Katie Britt was so broken up about all week? Well the Trump administration is trying to figure out a way to deport him and his whole family bsky.app/profile/mprn...
In general we need to move away from farming out government functions to nonprofits, for this and other reasons
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The lawsuit said former director Trahern Pollard used $6 million of that to pay for luxury cars, trips, child support and his own private businesses.
Attorney General sues Twin Cities violence interruption nonprofit
We Push for Peace, a Twin Cities violence intervention nonprofit, is facing a lawsuit from Minnesota’s attorney general. The lawsuit claims leaders used millions of dollars in funding for personal exp...
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May 12, 2026 at 1:01 AM
In general we need to move away from farming out government functions to nonprofits, for this and other reasons
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Looks like a photojournalist witness said the teens were rear-ended by ICE.
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MPR News photojournalist Ben Hovland was at the scene of the arrest and said the agents took a teenage girl and boy into custody after rear-ending their SUV. At least two bystanders were arrested as the agents deployed tear gas and pepper spray.
Federal agents detain two teenagers in Minneapolis
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers handcuffed and detained two teenagers in south Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Looks like a photojournalist witness said the teens were rear-ended by ICE.
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“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:40 AM
“Withholding medical care is a form of torture,” she said.
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Staff at the Center for Victims of Torture said that some conditions their clients face in the United States would qualify them for their services had they happened overseas. That includes clients who were recently detained by federal agents.
Asylum-seekers at the Center for Victims of Torture say ICE reminds them of what they escaped
The torture rehabilitation clinic has pivoted to helping people process trauma from Operation Metro Surge.
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March 7, 2026 at 5:45 AM
“Withholding medical care is a form of torture,” she said.
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Liberty for the kids
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A 2-year-old’s detention is part of an accelerating trend of what an attorney describes as ICE agents sending children and adults with legal immigration status out of state to avoid dealing with accountability from the federal court system.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Liberty for the kids
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Activists allege ICE tracked and intimidated Minnesotans observing their operations using private data like license-plate and car-registration info — data that, advocates say should only be accessed during active criminal investigations. The ACLU of Minnesota calls for answers and accountability.
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 advo...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I hate myself for calling this bsky.app/profile/mprn...
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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NOOOOOOOO!!! You’re missing the entire point!!! We don’t want concentration camps and hunting and killing our neighbors… PERIOD! ICYMI 👇🏼 bsky.app/profile/mprn...
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:57 AM
NOOOOOOOO!!! You’re missing the entire point!!! We don’t want concentration camps and hunting and killing our neighbors… PERIOD! ICYMI 👇🏼 bsky.app/profile/mprn...
Staff at the Center for Victims of Torture said that some conditions their clients face in the United States would qualify them for their services had they happened overseas. That includes clients who were recently detained by federal agents.
Asylum-seekers at the Center for Victims of Torture say ICE reminds them of what they escaped
The torture rehabilitation clinic has pivoted to helping people process trauma from Operation Metro Surge.
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September 27, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Hopefully she’s still thinking about it bsky.app/profile/mprn...
Agents used pepper spray, pepper balls and tasers on bystanders, according to the videos. One is seen wildly swinging a baton to keep protesters at bay before apparently getting hit by a colleague’s pepper spray.
The Department of Homeland Security and ICE did not respond to a request for comment.
The Department of Homeland Security and ICE did not respond to a request for comment.
ICE agents call for backup during Minneapolis traffic stop, bystanders hurl insults and snowballs
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call for help from an agent who said 60 to 70 “agitators” were “fighting them.”
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December 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks, I hear you. As my journalism mentor told me, "Keep the pressure on."
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For decades, executives at big companies in Minnesota have been part of the state’s civic backbone — serving on nonprofit boards, weighing in on workforce issues, joining task forces focused on solving major social issues. Which is why the quiet right now is so striking.
Minnesota’s corporate silence on ICE surge
Major companies in Minnesota have been largely mum on the immigration enforcement operation in the state.
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January 18, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Thanks, I hear you. As my journalism mentor told me, "Keep the pressure on."
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Ryans from across the world are expected to gather at the Mall of America this July for a roller coaster record attempt.
People named ‘Ryan’ to attempt a world record at the Mall of America this July
On July 24, organizers aim to break the world record for the most people of the same name to consecutively ride a roller coaster.
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May 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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*Clears throat* to get the attention of those with short attention spans...
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A judge set a Nov. 2 state trial date for Vance Boelter, who is already serving life sentences after pleading guilty to federal charges in the killings of DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband.
Judge sets Nov. 2 state trial date for Hortman assassin
Vance Boelter is already serving two consecutive federal life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to killing the Hortmans, but he pleaded not guilty to similar state charges.
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September 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
*Clears throat* to get the attention of those with short attention spans...
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The girl writes that she had her own bed, but not her own room.
DHS has not told MPR News whether detaining unaccompanied children in hotels with federal agents is a regular practice.
DHS has not told MPR News whether detaining unaccompanied children in hotels with federal agents is a regular practice.
After arrest, teen refugee held overnight in hotel room by ICE agents
A girl who entered the United States as a refugee alleges that immigration authorities separated her from her family and detained her overnight in a hotel, where she was forced to share a room with fe...
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February 11, 2026 at 1:19 AM
MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident.
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to be the first time local police...
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February 1, 2026 at 3:59 AM
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
School district leaders tell MPR News that they have verified incidents in which children, parents and school staff members have been pulled into vehicles by masked agents or detained in other ways.
Kids, staff, parents detained: How federal activity in Minnesota is affecting schools and students
The recent surge in federal law enforcement activity is increasingly affecting school children across the state. Some schools are offering online learning to students to afraid to go to school, while ...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM