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twincities.com > 01/14/2026 > st-paul-city-council-looks-at-beefing-up-immigration-separation-ordinance

With ICE officers in masks and in city spaces, St. Paul City Council looks at beefing up its separation ordinance

With ICE officers in masks and in city spaces, St. Paul City Council looks at beefing up its separation ordinance4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (896+ words) Front-line workers at St. Paul's libraries and recreation centers are trained to get their supervisor if federal immigration officers show up, but with the surge of ICE to Minnesota, a city council member questioned Wednesday if they'd have time. "At…...

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twincities.com > 01/13/2026 > ice-arrested-dozens-of-refugees-in-minnesota-and-sent-them-to-texas-lawyers-say

ICE arrested dozens of refugees in Minnesota and sent them to Texas, lawyers say

ICE arrested dozens of refugees in Minnesota and sent them to Texas, lawyers say1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (475+ words) Federal immigration agents in recent days have arrested dozens of refugees in Minnesota who had passed security screenings before being admitted to the United States, according to their lawyers and immigrant rights advocates. Citizenship and Immigration Services did not respond…...

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twincities.com > 01/13/2026 > north-st-paul-fatal-shooting

Coon Rapids man killed in North St. Paul; St. Paul man in custody

Coon Rapids man killed in North St. Paul; St. Paul man in custody1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (167+ words) A Coon Rapids man was shot and killed Saturday morning in North St. Paul and another man is being held in connection with the slaying, police said on Tuesday. A press release gave the following details: Officers responded at about…...

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twincities.com > 01/12/2026 > st-paul-ice-activity

ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief spotted in Midway Target

ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief spotted in Midway Target2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (757+ words) A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week. And on Sunday, in St. Paul's Frogtown, video showed federal agents leaving a…...

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twincities.com > 01/12/2026 > st-paul-road-rage-shooting-sentence

4-year prison term for Minneapolis man who shot at vehicles during separate St. Paul road rage incidents

4-year prison term for Minneapolis man who shot at vehicles during separate St. Paul road rage incidents2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (631+ words) A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to four years in prison for shooting a gun at other motorists in two separate road rage incidents in St. Paul, including one that involved another vehicle with children inside. James Allen Ameer Smith,…...

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twincities.com > 01/12/2026 > keith-ellison-mayors-kaohly-her-jacob-frey-file-legal-action-against-ice

State, MSP mayors allege ‘federal invasion’ in lawsuit against Trump administration

State, MSP mayors allege ‘federal invasion’ in lawsuit against Trump administration2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (898+ words) Citing warrantless arrests, detentions of U.S. citizens based on race and accent, and the "unlawful deployment of thousands of armed, masked, and poorly trained federal agents," Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul Monday to…...

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twincities.com > 01/12/2026 > minnesota-and-the-twin-cities-sue-the-federal-government-to-stop-the-immigration-crackdown

Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown

Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (754+ words) By REBECCA SANTANA, MARK VANCLEAVE and STEVE KARNOWSKI The state, joined by Minneapolis and St. Paul, said the Department of Homeland Security is violating the First Amendment and other constitutional protections. The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order to halt…...

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twincities.com > 01/11/2026 > double-decker-downtown-your-guide-to-every-lunch-spot-in-the-st-paul-skyways

Double-decker downtown: Your guide to every lunch spot in the St. Paul skyways

Double-decker downtown: Your guide to every lunch spot in the St. Paul skyways3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (580+ words) In today's restaurant culture, between breakfast cafes and neighborhood dinner joints, a good lunch can be hard to come by. But if there's one place that's arguably designed around serving lunch, it's the downtown skyways. Over the past six months…...

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twincities.com > 01/11/2026 > double-decker-downtown-cycling-museum-of-minnesota-brings-over-a-century-of-two-wheeled-history-to-the-skyway

Double-decker downtown: Cycling Museum of Minnesota brings over a century of two-wheeled history to the skyway

Double-decker downtown: Cycling Museum of Minnesota brings over a century of two-wheeled history to the skyway3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (578+ words) When Juston Anderson was growing up, the bus stop was right in front of his house. Kids from around the neighborhood would ride their bikes over, and while they waited for the bus, they'd tinker with the mechanics. "When I…...

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twincities.com > 01/11/2026 > double-decker-downtown-walking-through-the-past-present-and-future-lives-of-st-paul-skyways

Double-decker downtown: Walking through the past, present, and future lives of St. Paul skyways

Double-decker downtown: Walking through the past, present, and future lives of St. Paul skyways3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1804+ words) Before walking around the skyways, some neighborhood gossip is in order. At 9 a.m. every Tuesday, a group of downtown residents gathers for a stroll through their neighborhood's second-floor walkway network. The walking route starts at U.S. Bank Center and goes, well, wherever…...