Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is working on a book inspired in part by the massive immigration enforcement surge in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area earlier this year and by the extensive pushback of local residents. “Good Neighbors” will be published next year, W.W. Norton & Company told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “Last winter, Minnesotans from all walks of life showed…
(U.S. Rep. Angie Craig/Facebook)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Local community and faith leaders are joining the call for the release of a Burnsville, Minnesota woman in ICE custody in Texas. Last week, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig called on the Trump administration to release Andrea Pedro-Francisco. She is suffering from a tennis ball-sized ovarian cyst at risk of rupture and needs urgent…
Teyana Gibson Brown, standing in her doorway, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting her husband, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — More than 3,700 immigrants were arrested by ICE in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. That’s according to agency data obtained by the…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – An immigration judge determined that the asylum claim for Liam Ramos and his family was insufficient and ordered them to be removed from the country. The family’s attorney, Danielle Oxendine Molliver, said they plan to appeal the decision. If the appeal fails, the family will be deported back to Ecuador. Molliver, with Nwokocha & Operana Law Offices, confirmed that…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — We are learning more about an ad hoc committee set up by Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson to look into possible actions the city can take on concerns about immigration enforcement. The committee is made up of 13 members including the mayor, city manager, city attorney, police chief and others. Immigrant Law Center and others groups are…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota’s governor and attorney general on Wednesday defended their efforts to combat fraud and told a U.S. House committee that their efforts have been hampered by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee accused Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison of stalling to fight fraud in government programs, saying they put politics ahead…
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty (center)MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9/AP) – Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says her office is prepared to file new lawsuits to get access to evidence in the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. She provided those details while unveiling a new system to document potential abuses of power by federal officers. The new Transparency and Accountability Project…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson plans to announce the members of an ad hoc committee this week to look into possible actions the city can take on concerns about immigration enforcement, according to city manager Dan Mahli. It follows a workshop on the topic attended by city leaders last week. During Monday night’s city council meeting, council…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski gave commissioners an overview of how his department deals with immigration-related issues. He says there needs to be an actual or alleged violation of state law or city ordinance for local police to get involved. But Zibolski says their main focus is peacekeeping when safety of the public or law enforcement…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski is going to update city commissioners on immigration related enforcement and the department’s use of force policies. Zibolski, in a notice sent to the commission, says the overview is being provided due to the recent increase in national I.C.E. operations and related protests across the country. He’ll give the overview and…
