Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Border Patrol commander Bovino and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis

FILE – U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks through a Target store Jan. 11, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A senior Border Patrol commander and some agents are expected to leave Minneapolis as early as Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The expected departure of Border Patrol commander…

Gov. Tim Walz’ office says call with President Trump was ‘productive’

Gov. Tim Walz/01-08-26WASHINGTON (AP) – A Monday morning call between President Donald Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about fatal shootings by immigration officers appears to have been well-received by both sides. Walz’ office said the call was “productive.” “The Governor made the case that we need impartial investigations of the Minneapolis shootings involving federal agents, and that we need…

WATCH: Attorney drops out of GOP race for governor in Minnesota over I.C.E. actions

I am ending my campaign for Minnesota Governor. I describe why in the below video. Please watch until the end. (It is 10 minutes, 52 seconds.) Thank you,Chris pic.twitter.com/2nfyAyTzNZ — Chris Madel (@CWMadel) January 26, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS (AP/KVRR) — Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Madel, a Minneapolis attorney who provided legal support to the ICE agent who shot and killed…

Minnesota CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation in Minnesota after shooting

Protesters confront federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)NEW YORK (AP) — More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter posted on the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce website on Sunday calling for state, local and federal officials to work…

Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem’s impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to “mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37…

Federal and state officials both claim moral high ground in immigration crackdown after shooting

A makeshift memorial is placed where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer yesterday, in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In dueling news conferences, federal and state officials offered starkly different messages Sunday about the immigration crackdown that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities, with both claiming the moral high…

Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who school official says was used as ‘bait’

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) – A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family’s lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb to be detained by immigration officers in recent weeks. Federal agents took Liam Conejo Ramos from a…

VP Vance to defend I.C.E. efforts during visit to the Twin Cities on Thursday

MINNEAPOLIS (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Minnesota tomorrow. The White House says Vance plans to meet with I.C.E. agents and defend their immigration operations. Vance’s visit comes days after the justice department subpoenaed several Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether state and local leaders have obstructed federal immigration enforcement efforts. Tensions remain…

Court lifts restrictions on immigration officers’ tactics in Minnesota

Federal agents stand outside a convenience store on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday suspended a decision that restricts immigration officers’ aggressive tactics in Minnesota, while Maine declined a request for more undercover license plates for U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicles, citing “abuses of power” during the Trump administration’s…

Everyone welcome ‘except I.C.E.’ at downtown Fargo coffee shop

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A downtown Fargo coffee shop has a message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement: they are not welcome at their business. Atomic Coffee at 222 North Broadway has a sign posted on the door that says “Everyone is welcome here except I.C.E.” The sign goes on to say they have a right to deny I.C.E. access to…