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The American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution urging its 1.8 million members and others to shop at local stores instead of Target, citing the retailer’s insufficient response to federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis as it works to regain sales momentum under new CEO Michael Fiddelke.
Gregory Bovino, head of the U.S. Border Patrol, will retire at the end of March after a tenure marked by aggressive immigration enforcement and controversy, including his removal from the national post and a return to California. His actions in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis drew lawsuits and a federal judge’s rebuke over the use of chemical agents in residential areas.
Gregory Bovino, a longtime Border Patrol official and chief of the El Centro sector, is retiring at the end of the month after becoming the public face of the Trump-era crackdown on illegal immigration, including raids in cities from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. His deployments and tactics drew local backlash and he was relieved of his post in January following the Minneapolis shootings; his retirement comes amid DHS leadership changes as Trump applications reshuffle senior officials and Noem’s stance on Bovino’s empowerment comes under scrutiny.
A major winter storm is targeting Minnesota, prompting Minneapolis and St. Paul to pre-emptively declare snow emergencies and offer free or low-cost parking in select lots, while numerous Twin Cities suburbs and dozens of counties issue parking restrictions and Blizzard/Winter Storm warnings. The action signals drivers to move vehicles off streets as plow crews prepare for multi-day operations, with several cities from Eden Prairie to Northfield and St. Cloud announcing snow events and extensive curb-to-curb plowing ahead of heavy snowfall through the weekend and into Sunday.
Renee Good’s family says the Trump administration has not contacted them since she was killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, and they’ve hired private investigators to ensure transparency; they reject officials’ characterizations and describe Good as a gentle mother of three. They have not watched the shooting video, and a private autopsy found three gunshot wounds with other injuries noted in incident reports. A few weeks later, Alex Pretti became the second victim of a federal immigration shooting in Minneapolis, prompting more reflection on enforcement and response.
Renee Good's family says they endured hours in limbo awaiting details after she was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, urging accountability and a full investigation.
In a CBS Evening News interview, Renee Good’s family says they would trade their lives to protect her after she was shot and killed by a U.S. ICE officer in Minneapolis; her father Tim Ganger says he would take bullets a thousand times to shield her.
Renee Good’s parents describe her as loving and joyful in an AP interview, reflecting on her 2026 death after a shooting by an immigration officer during a federal enforcement surge in Minneapolis.
Brandi Carlile livestreamed Be Human: A Concert for Minneapolis from the Target Center, raising more than $600,000 for Advocates for Human Rights to assist families affected by ICE operations during the Metro Surge; the event drew over 12,000 attendees and generated tens of thousands from Be Human T-shirts, amid ongoing controversy over immigration enforcement that included detentions and fatalities. Carlile used the show to critique immigration policy and urged supporters to reconsider their stances.
Bundesliga side Werder Bremen canceled its planned summer visit to Minneapolis, saying unrest and the Trump administration's immigration crackdown—plus uncertainty over players' U.S. entry—made the trip incompatible with the club's values.
The Verge profiles Will Stancil, a controversial activist who rides with Minneapolis ICE protesters to document arrests, sparking debate over whether his media-driven tactics help or jeopardize the movement and the safety of neighbors, as some see newfound cross-faction unity while others worry about OPSEC and risk.
The White House plans to scale Tom Homan’s Minneapolis immigration enforcement approach to multiple cities, shifting from high-profile Bovino-style operations to targeted arrests of high-risk individuals and expanded detention, framed as a public-safety priority but facing internal DHS disagreements and optics concerns amid funding pressures.
The article argues that advances in AI-generated videos threaten the credibility of visual evidence in politics and law enforcement, using recent Minneapolis police-raid footage as a case study: while real footage can still influence legal outcomes, manipulated media are increasingly capable of sowing doubt and fueling conspiracies, prompting experts to stress vigilant verification and robust documentary practices.
In south Minneapolis, Native American and immigrant communities have revived citizen patrols and mutual-aid networks around the Pow Wow Grounds to monitor ICE activity during a federal crackdown, training volunteers, sharing updates, and coordinating supplies as authorities detain Indigenous people and monitor neighborhoods. Tribal leaders have pushed for tribal IDs to prove status in lieu of limited Real IDs, while memories of past government violence at Fort Snelling amplify fear. Officials signaled a drawdown, but residents say the trauma and risk persist as the community seeks safety and accountability.
Federal authorities opened a joint probe with the Justice Department to determine if two ICE officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis involving two Venezuelan men; following newly discovered evidence, the charges against Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna were dismissed, and the officers are on administrative leave awaiting an internal investigation that could lead to termination or criminal prosecution. The case highlights ongoing scrutiny of federal immigration-enforcement actions and the reliability of sworn testimony and eyewitness accounts.