List of major ICE raids, updates in Minnesota on Wednesday, Jan. 14
1:25 p.m. – Apparent arrest outside south Minneapolis business. Footage taken from outside the Swanson Meats on South 26th Street in south Minneapolis shows the aftermath after an individual was reportedly detained at around noon. 12:45 p.m. – Council member warns of activity in south Minneapolis. City council...
Video of St. Paul man refusing to open door for federal agents goes viral
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - The immigration crackdown was initially supposed to focus on the Somali community, but other immigrant communities are feeling the effects. Kong Vang says he didn't go looking for ICE, but they came knocking on his front door anyway. "I'm upset. Frustrated. Scared. All types...
‘Woke’ White Minnesota Families Hold Emergency ICE Drills To Prepare Kids For Knock On...
Hundreds of woke white Minneapolis parents are now staging emergency “ICE drills” to teach their kids where to run and hide if federal immigration officers come knocking at the door — a bizarre response to the record-high enforcement sweeps rolling through Minnesota this month. According to posts circulating widely...
‘We are facing a tsunami of hate’: amid ICE crackdown, unions and community groups...
This story originally appeared in Workday Magazine on Jan. 13, 2026. It is shared here with permission. This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. Unions and community groups gathered in front of the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota this morning to...
Music fans scuffle with ICE outside all-ages Minneapolis rock venue
Audience members at the all-ages Minneapolis rock venue Pilllar Forum tussled with ICE agents on the street outside the club on Sunday - prompting that night's show to be canceled. The owner of Pilllar Forum, Corey Bracken, said several of his customers and musicians were pepper-sprayed by ICE agents and...
ICE agents to check documents at MSP Airport, employee says
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will spend three weeks at MSP Airport, checking and verifying documents of both customers and employees, an airport employee said. The employee shared a memo that details the plans, which include patrolling jet bridges. In a statement on Tuesday,...
As many as 6 federal lawyers resign after DOJ declines to investigate Renee Good...
As many as six federal prosecutors with the DOJ's Civil Rights Division resigned Tuesday after the department declined a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
ICE Civilian Worker Arrested in Bloomington Underage Sex Sting, Police Say
Bloomington MN —Police confirmed 16 men were arrested this month after taking part in an undercover sex solicitation sting called “Operation Creep,” and one of those arrested was a civilian employee of U.S.
Target silent after federal immigration agents arrest Twin Cities employees, operate near stores
Target Corp. appears to be taking a neutral stance on the presence of armed federal immigration agents at its Twin Cities stores. Two males working as Drive-Up employees who identified as U.S. citizens were arrested Thursday by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents inside Target in Richfield, sparking a protest...
Anti-ICE protester dressed in giraffe costume is released from custody
A protester whose distinctive get-up has led to several viral videos during anti-ICE demonstrations in Minneapolis has been released from federal custody after being arrested on Monday. Rob Potylo, the artist, comedian, director and activist known as Robby Roadsteamer on Instagram, gave a running commentary as...

















