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The Guardian - US
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Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis

‘It’s happening here’: ICE turns quiet Minnesota suburbs into conflict zones

Residents of Minneapolis suburb St Louis Park hold a vigil for the death of Alex Pretti by an ICE agent, on 24 January 2026.
Residents of Minneapolis suburb St Louis Park hold a vigil for the death of Alex Pretti by ICE agents, on 24 January. Photograph: The Blinking Eye/Stockimo/Alamy Live News/Alamy Live News.

In one suburb of Minneapolis, the superintendent spends each school day driving to her district’s schools to track federal agents. Across the metro, in another suburb, a Latino church organizes food donations to deliver to thousands of families staying at home out of fear of immigration agents.

In town after town around Minnesota, federal agents have picked up immigrants and taken them away from their communities.

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