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New bursts of ICE activity as Minnesota surge spreads beyond Minneapolis, St. Paul
As the Department of Homeland Security undertakes stepped-up immigration enforcement in Minnesota, arrests and other confrontations have been popping up in more locations.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune is following reports of individual ICE incidents as we learn of them. Find updates here. Tips can be emailed to [email protected].
We asked legal experts what ICE agents can and can’t do, and about the rights of anyone who is approached by ICE or who witnesses an encounter.
What ICE agents can and can’t do — and what legal rights the public has during encounters
Our FAQ on warrants, masks and what legal observers can document.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:53 PM
We asked legal experts what ICE agents can and can’t do, and about the rights of anyone who is approached by ICE or who witnesses an encounter.
A march that drew thousands in Minneapolis has ended. Protesters called for justice for Renee Good, the woman shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. They also demanded ICE leave the city.
📸: Alex Kormann and Elizabeth Flores
📸: Alex Kormann and Elizabeth Flores
January 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
A march that drew thousands in Minneapolis has ended. Protesters called for justice for Renee Good, the woman shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. They also demanded ICE leave the city.
📸: Alex Kormann and Elizabeth Flores
📸: Alex Kormann and Elizabeth Flores
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The anti-ICE protest and march now numbering in the thousands has turned from Lake Street onto Portland Avenue, heading toward the site of Renee Good's fatal shooting.
January 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The anti-ICE protest and march now numbering in the thousands has turned from Lake Street onto Portland Avenue, heading toward the site of Renee Good's fatal shooting.
Thousands are at Powderhorn Park in south Minneapolis rallying against ICE.
Video by Alex Kormann
Video by Alex Kormann
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Thousands are at Powderhorn Park in south Minneapolis rallying against ICE.
Video by Alex Kormann
Video by Alex Kormann
Protesters were staged outside a hotel where ICE agents are believed to be staying and made noise for hours.
City: 30 arrests, some damage caused during raucous ICE protest in downtown Minneapolis
Protesters were staged outside a hotel where ICE agents are believed to be staying and made noise for hours.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Protesters were staged outside a hotel where ICE agents are believed to be staying and made noise for hours.
Minnesota's literary community mourns Minneapolis mother and poet killed by ICE
Literary world mourns loss of Renee Nicole Good’s poetry
The mother of three won a literary award in 2020 and lived her values of kindness and care for community.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Minnesota's literary community mourns Minneapolis mother and poet killed by ICE
Omar, other Congress members denied tour of ICE detention facility
Omar, other Congress members denied tour of ICE detention facility
Days after the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig and Kelly Morrison visited Whipple Federal Building where immigration efforts are stationed.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Omar, other Congress members denied tour of ICE detention facility
Representatives Kelly Morrison, Angie Craig and Ilhan Omar are expected to tour the ICE facility at the Whipple Federal Building Saturday morning.
Federal government announces new immigration action in Minnesota
Federal immigration officials in Washington are launching so-called "Operation PARRIS" to re-scrutinize the validity of thousands of refugee cases in Minnesota.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Representatives Kelly Morrison, Angie Craig and Ilhan Omar are expected to tour the ICE facility at the Whipple Federal Building Saturday morning.
In just seconds, an encounter with ICE agents turned deadly. The Star Tribune examined the video evidence frame by frame.
Breaking down the videos: A close examination of the shooting of Renee Good
In just seconds, an encounter with ICE agents turned deadly. The Star Tribune examined the video evidence frame by frame.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
In just seconds, an encounter with ICE agents turned deadly. The Star Tribune examined the video evidence frame by frame.
Minneapolis police arrested about 20 protesters without incident on Friday night after orders to disperse were issued downtown.
The protest swelled to about a thousand people earlier Friday night as the crowd made noise outside a hotel where ICE agents are reportedly staying.
The protest swelled to about a thousand people earlier Friday night as the crowd made noise outside a hotel where ICE agents are reportedly staying.
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Minneapolis police arrested about 20 protesters without incident on Friday night after orders to disperse were issued downtown.
The protest swelled to about a thousand people earlier Friday night as the crowd made noise outside a hotel where ICE agents are reportedly staying.
The protest swelled to about a thousand people earlier Friday night as the crowd made noise outside a hotel where ICE agents are reportedly staying.
Around midnight, mostly bystanders remained in downtown Minneapolis, with three people seated on the ground ahead of a flank of conservation officers.
January 10, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Around midnight, mostly bystanders remained in downtown Minneapolis, with three people seated on the ground ahead of a flank of conservation officers.
Police give 10-minute warning to disperse: Arrests could start soon for the remaining protesters who are banging drums outside a Minneapolis hotel where ICE agents may be staying.
January 10, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Police give 10-minute warning to disperse: Arrests could start soon for the remaining protesters who are banging drums outside a Minneapolis hotel where ICE agents may be staying.
Less than a hundred protesters remained in downtown Minneapolis by 11:15 p.m. after law enforcement officers ordered the anti-ICE demonstration to disperse. bit.ly/4stdO7z
January 10, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Less than a hundred protesters remained in downtown Minneapolis by 11:15 p.m. after law enforcement officers ordered the anti-ICE demonstration to disperse. bit.ly/4stdO7z
The Minneapolis Police Department has declared tonight’s protest outside a downtown hotel an unlawful assembly, calling it a public nuisance, and ordered the crowd to disperse. bit.ly/3Yu1KW3
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 AM
The Minneapolis Police Department has declared tonight’s protest outside a downtown hotel an unlawful assembly, calling it a public nuisance, and ordered the crowd to disperse. bit.ly/3Yu1KW3
Several lines of law enforcement officers have closed in around the anti-ICE protest centered around a downtown Minneapolis hotel. Follow updates here. bit.ly/3YxgqDW
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Several lines of law enforcement officers have closed in around the anti-ICE protest centered around a downtown Minneapolis hotel. Follow updates here. bit.ly/3YxgqDW
Protesters are keeping up the noise outside a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents in downtown Minneapolis.
Some protesters tried to get inside the building through the main entrance, where they were turned away by security.
📸: Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Some protesters tried to get inside the building through the main entrance, where they were turned away by security.
📸: Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Protesters are keeping up the noise outside a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents in downtown Minneapolis.
Some protesters tried to get inside the building through the main entrance, where they were turned away by security.
📸: Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Some protesters tried to get inside the building through the main entrance, where they were turned away by security.
📸: Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
We're at the scene of a protest in downtown Minneapolis outside the Canopy by Hilton hotel, where ICE agents are believed to be staying. Photographer Alex Kormann estimates at least 1,000 people are in attendance.
January 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
We're at the scene of a protest in downtown Minneapolis outside the Canopy by Hilton hotel, where ICE agents are believed to be staying. Photographer Alex Kormann estimates at least 1,000 people are in attendance.
Dozens of students at North Senior High School staged a mid-afternoon walkout on Friday in protest of ICE and the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent.
Video by Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video by Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Dozens of students at North Senior High School staged a mid-afternoon walkout on Friday in protest of ICE and the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent.
Video by Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video by Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Artist Noval Noir is painting a life-size portrait of Renee Good at the memorial site in Minneapolis.
📸: Elizabeth Flores
📸: Elizabeth Flores
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Artist Noval Noir is painting a life-size portrait of Renee Good at the memorial site in Minneapolis.
📸: Elizabeth Flores
📸: Elizabeth Flores
Ventura visited his alma mater, Roosevelt High School, in the wake of recent events and said what happened in 1930s Germany is what is happening here.
Former Gov. Jesse Ventura speaks out against ICE in Minnesota, hints may run again
Ventura visited his alma mater, Roosevelt High School, in the wake of recent events and said what happened in 1930s Germany is what is happening here.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Ventura visited his alma mater, Roosevelt High School, in the wake of recent events and said what happened in 1930s Germany is what is happening here.
Federal immigration officials in Washington are launching so-called "Operation PARRIS" to re-scrutinize the validity of thousands of refugee cases in Minnesota.
Federal government announces new immigration action in Minnesota
Federal immigration officials in Washington are launching so-called "Operation PARRIS" to re-scrutinize the validity of thousands of refugee cases in Minnesota.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Federal immigration officials in Washington are launching so-called "Operation PARRIS" to re-scrutinize the validity of thousands of refugee cases in Minnesota.
Minnesota authorities will pursue an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross after being frozen out by the FBI.
Live: Minnesota launches its own probe of ICE shooting after FBI freezes out locals
The governor called for a moment of silence Friday morning. Federal and state officials clashed over the fatal shooting by an ICE agent as the FBI takes control of the investigation.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Minnesota authorities will pursue an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross after being frozen out by the FBI.
The arrest in a Robbinsdale parking lot was streamed live on Facebook and comes a day after the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent.
U.S. citizen swept up in ICE enforcement as Twin Cities operation continues
The arrest in a Robbinsdale parking lot was streamed live on Facebook and comes a day after the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The arrest in a Robbinsdale parking lot was streamed live on Facebook and comes a day after the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent.
Local and state lawmakers are calling on the FBI to allow Minnesota law enforcement to participate in the investigation into an ICE agent’s killing of Renee Nicole Good.
Live: Minneapolis reopening streets near ICE shooting as Walz calls for day of unity
The governor called for a moment of silence Friday morning. Federal and state officials clashed over the fatal shooting by an ICE agent as the FBI takes control of the investigation.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Local and state lawmakers are calling on the FBI to allow Minnesota law enforcement to participate in the investigation into an ICE agent’s killing of Renee Nicole Good.
Local and state lawmakers are calling on the FBI to allow Minnesota law enforcement to participate in the investigation into an ICE agent’s killing of Renee Nicole Good.
Live: Minneapolis reopening streets near ICE shooting as Walz calls for day of unity
The governor called for a moment of silence Friday morning. Federal and state officials clashed over the fatal shooting by an ICE agent as the FBI takes control of the investigation.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Local and state lawmakers are calling on the FBI to allow Minnesota law enforcement to participate in the investigation into an ICE agent’s killing of Renee Nicole Good.