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Trump’s border czar pulls 700 agents from Minnesota after deadly shootings of two US citizens

February 04, 2026 11:19 pm

Roughly 3,000 federal immigration officers are currently deployed in Minnesota.

US federal judge declines to halt Donald Trump's Minnesota ICE surge

January 31, 2026 11:14 pm

According to the Trump administration, the operation was aimed at enforcing federal immigration laws.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon who reported Minnesota church protest arrested by federal agents

January 30, 2026 10:52 pm

Lemon's lawyer called his arrest an "unprecedented attack on the First Amendment," referring to the US Constitution's guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press.

'He's got a gun': DHS report reveals two agents fired at Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

January 28, 2026 3:03 pm

The notice to the Congress stated that a Border Patrol officer and a Customs and Border Protection officer each fired Glock pistols at Pretti, who was killed in the encounter.

Minnesota judge orders ICE chief to appear in court over immigrant detention

January 28, 2026 12:14 am

The order comes a day after President Trump sent border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota and take over his administration's immigration crackdown operations in the state.

Katy Perry, other celebrities call on citizens to speak out after Minnesota killings

January 27, 2026 6:23 am

Trump administration officials have said the killings were acts of self-defence by officers.

'Cover up' for billions of dollars stolen from Minnesota, alleges Donald Trump after protests widen across sanctuary city over man's killing

January 25, 2026 12:35 pm

His comments come just over a week after he announced he would end federal funding to states with sanctuary city jurisdictions, beginning February this year.

What we know about the man shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis

January 25, 2026 7:57 am

The US Department of Homeland Security said a Border Patrol officer shot Pretti at around 9:05am local time on January 24 during what it described as a “targeted operation”.

‘Pull violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota now’: Tim Walz after fatal shooting in Minneapolis

January 25, 2026 7:25 am

The shooting came amid widespread daily protests in the Twin Cities since the January 7 shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good.

Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say

January 19, 2026 7:48 am

The US Army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the midwestern state escalates, the officials said, though it is not clear whether any of them will be sent.

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