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ICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejected
BROWNSVILLE, Texas | An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail Thursday, after a judge refused to order his return to Minnesota. Christian Castro was released at the break of dawn from a detention center in […]
Documents show federal surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions
MINNEAPOLIS | Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday. The program, dubbed Operation Puppet Master, was aimed at what officials called a network of conspirators helping “violent opportunists and […]
EDITORIAL: ICE body cam mandate doesn’t ensure legal policing without public access to video
There is no more powerful tool than transparency to ensure that any government agency upholds the law. And, likewise, nothing undermines the credibility of the government — especially law enforcement, — or breeds distrust and allows for evading justice like purposely concealing information from the public. It was welcome and overdue news this week that […]
Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
MINNEAPOLIS | Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eliminate her legacy but caused enduring fear and fury as he changed their lives forever. Fellow lawmakers and survivors of the shooting spoke Thursday […]
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump’s immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS | A Minnesota county prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown in the state. The officer, Christian Castro, is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in the […]