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DFL state lawmakers decry ICE tactics toward U.S. citizens

Pioneer Press 22 Jan 2026
Flanked by DFL lawmakers from across the Twin Cities, Nasra Ahmed broke down in tears Wednesday as she recounted sharing a cell with a fellow U.S.-born citizen, a Native American woman who also detained by U.S ... “She had gashes on her face ... St ... .
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Minnesota corrections officials again dispute ICE numbers on criminals

Pioneer Press 22 Jan 2026
How many detainees apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota are non-citizens being held on warrants for violent crimes, and how many are U.S. citizens, Green Card holders and others with no criminal record?. The U.S ... citizens.
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MN state lawmakers decry ICE tactics toward U.S. citizens

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 22 Jan 2026
Flanked by Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) lawmakers from across the Twin Cities, Nasra Ahmed broke down in tears Wednesday as she recounted sharing a cell with a fellow U.S.-born citizen, a Native American woman who also detained by U.S ... ....
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Hmong elder, a US citizen, forced from his home at gunpoint, according to family

Brainerd Dispatch 21 Jan 2026
ST. PAUL — ChongLy “SalyScott Thao’s toddler grandson was napping on the couch of his St. Paul home when federal immigration agents broke through the door on Sunday afternoon and forced their way in with guns drawn, according to Thao’s family ... Paul ... .
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Legal referee tosses petition for restraining order against St. Paul mayor

Pioneer Press 21 Jan 2026
Following testimony from a state representative and a review of dozens of pages of text messages, a Ramsey County family court referee tossed out a petition this week for a restraining order against newly elected St ... “I felt helpless.” ... 13.
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St. Paul: Hmong elder, a U.S. citizen, forced from his home at gunpoint, according to family

The Oakland Press 20 Jan 2026
ChongLy “SalyScott Thao’s toddler grandson was napping on the couch of his St. Paul home when federal immigration agents broke through the door on Sunday afternoon and forced their way in with guns drawn. Thao, a naturalized U.S ... Related Articles ... ....
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5,600 Green Card applicants in Minnesota targeted through Operation PARRIS

Post Bulletin 20 Jan 2026
ST. PAUL — On Tuesday morning, a Venezuelan couple came to Jane Graupman’s office sobbing over the unknown fate of their 20-year-old son, who had been taken away by masked federal agents ... It’s just some paperwork that needs to be fixed ... 21 ... .
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Hmong elder, a US citizen, forced from his Minnesota home at gunpoint, according to family

Image The Eagle-Tribune 20 Jan 2026
ST. PAUL, Minn. — ChongLy “SalyScott Thao’s toddler grandson was napping on the couch of his St. Paul home when federal immigration agents broke through the door on Sunday afternoon and forced their way in with guns drawn. Thao, ... .
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Minnesota woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in ICE detention

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 20 Jan 2026
During her two days in immigration detention, a St ... Nasra Ahmed, 23, tilted her face to the side Sunday evening to show the broken skin and bruising she said she suffered on the side of her head when U.S ...It’s wrong ... (Frederick Melo / Pioneer Press).
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Housing advocates seek ‘Right to Repair’ law on St. Paul’s November ballot

Pioneer Press 20 Jan 2026
A group of housing advocates is collecting signatures to get a “right to repair” ordinance placed on St. Paul’s November ballot ... A similar “right to repair” ordinance was recently approved by voters in Duluth ... “St ... St.
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St. Paul Animal Control likely to become ‘Animal Services’

Pioneer Press 19 Jan 2026
Goodbye, Animal Control. Hello, Animal Services?. Weeks away from relocating into a new building, the city division currently known as St. Paul Animal Control is looking to sport a new name ... “We do a lot more than dogs and cats,” she said ... .
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Downtown St. Paul: The man with a plan for U.S. Bank Center, other empty buildings

Pioneer Press 19 Jan 2026
Days before a scheduled foreclosure auction, the nonprofit St. Paul Downtown Development Corporation announced earlier this month it had bought the U.S. Bank Center’s distressed mortgage from First Interstate Bank of Omaha, Neb ... Dave Higgins ... Q ... A ... .
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St. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detention

Image The Brunswick News 19 Jan 2026
During her two days in immigration detention, a St. Paul woman who was born in Minnesota said she “put her faith in God” and prayed after suffering what appeared to be a stress-induced seizure and being taken to a hospital ... .
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