ICE detained over 10,000 people nationwide in a five-day span, doubling its daily quota to 2,000 detentions, according to new reporting. Contributing writer Ella Stern breaks down what’s driving the surge, and why it’s happening more quietly than past operations.
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Former Uptown YWCA to Become Job Training Center for BIPOC and Immigrant Workers
A coalition of labor and community organizations is transforming a former Uptown YWCA into the Rise Up Center, a 70,000-square-foot job training hub designed to move BIPOC workers into middle-class union careers.
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Richfield Police Arrest, Release 2 dozen protesters at Target Amid ICE Demonstrations
The Richfield Target protest resulted in 2 dozen arrests after demonstrators staged a sit-in demanding the retailer cut ties with ICE following January detentions inside the store.
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Federal checks on children frighten immigrant families
Immigration attorneys report federal agents are showing up unannounced to interview unaccompanied minors in Minnesota. Families and advocates call it invasive, fear-inducing, and harmful.