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People protest against increased immigration enforcement after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, in Minneapolis

Federal Prosecutors Charge 15 People With Impeding Agents During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown

The indictment cites Signal communications between some defendants, who allegedly discussed setting up trailers to block federal vehicles and handing out plastic shields to demonstrators.

Federal Authorities Announce an End to the Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota

The operation called the Department of Homeland Security’s “largest immigration enforcement operation ever ” has been a flashpoint in the debate over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

The Reuters NEXT conference, in New York City

Journalist Don Lemon Arrested After Protest That Disrupted Minnesota Church Service

Lemon has said he has no affiliation to the organization that went into the church and that he was there as a journalist chronicling protesters.

The moment that the firearm of a man identified as Alex Pretti is retrieved from a waistband holster by a federal officer is seen in Minneapolis

Man Is Shot and Killed During Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown, National Guard Activated

Family members identified the man who was killed as Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who had protested President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.

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