Meg Anderson
Stories
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Minneapolis Police Chief discusses his force's relationship with federal immigration agents
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara sees little attempts at de-escalation from the some 3,000 federal immigration agents — four times the number of sworn MPD officers — in the city.
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Minnesotans remain skeptical as tensions as state-federal tensions appear to ease
A preliminary government review contradicts the White House's initial narrative of the shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The review comes as officials work to ease tensions.
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Reporter's Notebook: Living and reporting from Minneapolis in crisis
In Minneapolis, disruption has become part of daily life for nearly everyone, including for NPR reporter Meg Anderson. Many residents are living in fear and uncertainty.
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Minnesotans turn out in the frigid cold to protest Trump's immigration crackdown
Minnesota residents took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the federal government's immigration campaign in the state, after weeks of sustained resistance in their communities. Businesses across the region closed in solidarity.
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Statewide economic blackout planned in Minnesota to protest ICE enforcement
Many businesses in Minnesota will be closed Friday as demonstrators plan protests and a statewide economic blackout to push back against the ongoing ICE enforcement in the state.
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The ICE surge is fueling fear and anxiety among Twin Cities children
Some families aren't leaving their homes as aggressive ICE operations continue in Minnesota, leaving their children confined and stressed. Across the Twin Cities, kids are anxious and afraid.
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Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to stop anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis
President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis to quell ongoing protests against ICE, but local leaders say it's the White House that's escalating the situation.
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Minnesota officials sue to block Trump's immigration crackdown as enforcement intensifies
More than 2,000 federal immigration agents are in Minnesota, and that number is expected to increase. On Monday, an NPR reporter witnessed multiple instances where immigration agents drove around Minneapolis — and in parking lots of big box stores — and randomly questioned people about their immigration status.
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Minnesota steps up its resistance to the Trump Administration's surge of ICE officers
A snapshot of ICE actions around Minneapolis Monday, and the various ways the community is responding.
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Somber Minneapolis demonstrators protest fatal shooting of woman by ICE officer
Hundreds of somber demonstrators took to Minneapolis' frozen streets to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent.
