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Federal agents stand behind police tape in Minneapolis

US removing 700 immigration officers from Minnesota

Donald Trump's administration has announced the removal of 700 immigration enforcement officers from Minnesota after weeks of operations and the fatal shooting of two protesters that sparked outrage across the United States.

US • 04 Feb

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conduct immigration enforcement operations

ICE to focus on targeted operations, not sweeps - czar

US President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan has said that federal agents would focus on "targeted, strategic enforcement operations" in Minneapolis, marking a shift in the aggressive tactics that have drawn national outrage.

US • 29 Jan

a photo of alex pretti with the words 'rest in power' surrounded by white roses

Minneapolis agents involved in shooting placed on leave

Two immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of a protester in Minneapolis have been placed on leave, a US Customs and Border Protection spokesperson has said.

US • 28 Jan

A woman shouts as she is held by a police officer

Trump shifts policy on Minneapolis, Noem to stay in post

US President Donald Trump has said that Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem would remain in her job, despite a backlash over a fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

US • 28 Jan

People pay their respects at a memorial site for Alex Pretti on January 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents amid a scuffle to arrest him on January 24. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal

Some US immigration agents to leave Minneapolis - mayor

An unspecified number of the federal agents conducting immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, where US officers fatally shot two citizens, will leave the city beginning from tomorrow, Mayor Jacob Frey said, following a call with President Donald Trump.

US • 26 Jan

US officials defend shooting, contradict video evidence

Senior Trump administration officials have defended the fatal shooting of a US citizen by immigration agents in Minneapolis even as video evidence contradicted their version of events and tensions grew between local law enforcement and federal officers.

US • 25 Jan

Federal agents fire tear gas at protestors in Minneapolis, Minnesota

US federal agents shoot dead second person in Minneapolis

US federal agents have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, local and federal officials said, the second fatal shooting involving federal agents this month during a surge in immigration enforcement in the northern US city.

US • 24 Jan

Firefighters and police deployed during riots in Los Angeles in 1992

What is the US Insurrection Act threatened on Minnesota?

A look at the US Insurrection Act, the law that President Trump has threatened to use to put an end to protests over federal immigration raids in the northern state of Minnesota.

US • 15 Jan

Protesters clash with federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Minnesota investigators 'barred' from ICE shooting probe

Officials in the US state of Minnesota have been blocked from taking part in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an immigration agent.

US • 08 Jan

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - JUNE 17: U.S. President Donald Trump steps off of Air Force One after arriving back at Joint Base Andrews on June 17, 2025 on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump said he left the G7 Leaders' Summit a day early to return to W

Trump says he won't call Walz after shooting

US President Donald Trump has said he did not plan to call Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2024, after a weekend shooting left one of the state's Democratic politicians dead and another injured.

US • 17 Jun 25

Authorities named the assailant as 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter

Man arrested in manhunt for Minnesota gunman

US media are reporting that Minnesota Police have arrested a man who allegedly shot dead a Democratic state politician and her husband while posing as a police officer, ending a nearly two-day manhunt.

US • 16 Jun 25

Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd last month

US judge rules aggravating factors in Floyd murder

A US judge has ruled that aggravating factors were involved in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, opening the possibility of a longer sentence for former police officer Derek Chauvin.

US • 12 May 21

There have been protests in a number of US cities

Wave of anti-police protests across US

The sniper attack in Dallas last night in which five police officers were killed occurred against the backdrop of a wave of anti-police protests across the US following the shooting of two black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota this week.

News • 08 Jul 16

Passengers heading into downtown Chicago wait in sub-zero temperatures for the train to arrive

Arctic chill means parts of US colder than Mars

A deadly chill has much of the United States and Canada in its wintry grip, as a record-breaking cold snap brought temperatures lower than on the surface of Mars.

News • 08 Jan 14

Hundreds of domestic and international flights have been cancelled

US braces for further freezing weather

A blast of Arctic air brought the coldest temperatures felt in two decades to the central US today, causing at least four deaths, forcing businesses and schools to close and cancelling thousands of flights.

News • 27 Jan 15

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