Understanding the immigration crackdown: A conversation about rights and reality
January 28, 2026
MPR News host Catharine Richert explores the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions in special programming tonight at 8 p.m. with two guests who bring distinct perspectives to the conversation.
Sharon McMahon, a former high school civics teacher known for her "Sharon Says So" platform, has built a following explaining how government works in plain language. Attorney Dillon White, co-host of Dadchats, brings legal expertise on immigration enforcement and constitutional rights.
Who is Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s new lead on Minnesota immigration crackdown?
January 27, 2026
Tom Homan, a White House adviser to President Donald Trump on immigration and border control issues, is the new face of the administration’s Minnesota deportation campaign.
Alex Pretti remembered as kind, competent and quiet
January 26, 2026
Alex Pretti, 37, a U.S. citizen who worked for the Veterans Administration, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents Saturday. People who knew him were stunned.
Witnesses say they begged ICE agents not to detain Minnesota 5-year-old after father's arrest
January 24, 2026
People who saw federal agents detain 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in Columbia Heights pushed back against claims by ICE and Vice President JD Vance that the child was abandoned, saying neighbors and school officials begged agents to let the child enter the home to join his mother or be released to the school.
Kids, staff, parents detained: How federal activity in Minnesota is affecting schools and students
January 23, 2026
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 others see soaring absenteeism.
ICE detains 5-year-old Minnesota boy; school leader says agents used him as ‘bait’
January 22, 2026
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos as “bait” to try and draw family members from their home before taking him away.
After being shot, Sen. Hoffman opens up about healing process, a path ahead with ‘clarity’
January 20, 2026
State Sen. John Hoffman offered his first series of interviews since a June assassination attempt left him and his wife wounded the same night a colleague, Melissa Hortman, was killed.
Rhapsody in Black: Paul Freeman meets MLK
January 16, 2026
Find out how a chance meeting with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. helped give composer and conductor Paul Freeman the resolve to make classical music more inclusive and diverse on the latest episode of the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast. Listen now.
Minnesota business owners feeling the effects of ICE enforcement actions
January 15, 2026
Immigrant-owned businesses across the state are closing or reducing their hours because staff members, even those who are in the U.S. legally, are worried about being profiled and detained by federal ICE and CBP agents.
ICE agents appear at Twin Cities hospitals, alarming health care workers
January 14, 2026
Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals, leaving some medical staff terrified and concerned about their patients.