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Even during the most intense immigration enforcement in Minnesota, however, immigration authorities were arresting nearly triple the number of immigrants in Texas.

Organizers of the event estimated that as many as 200,000 people gathered, making it the largest protest in Minnesota history.

The unprecedented federal incursion brought 1000s of immigration officers to MN over the objections of local Democratic leaders, and led to massive protests and two deaths.

Recent court decisions have given the Trump administration room to carry out its controversial actions, but legal experts point to ICE consistently ignoring release orders, drawing admonishment from judges.

Three thousand immigration agents remain in Minnesota, Homan said, and a reduction in force depends on cooperation from elected officials.

Signs emerged by Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, that at least some elected Republicans and gun rights groups were uncomfortable with the official line that Pretti posed a clear and present danger.

"This resource was created in response to repeated false or misleading claims by DHS about DOC custody, detainers, and cooperation," the Department of Corrections stated.

The exodus follows reports that the U.S. Department of Justice was scrutinizing the political activity of the woman killed last Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The labor department sent a letter asserting recent news reports of fraud in MN's Medicaid-funded human services programs could signal fraud and abuse in unemployment benefits.

President Donald Trump approved disaster relief for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in response to the June 21, 2025, severe storms.