sam stroozas

have you or someone you know had to find care for your pet after being detained by ICE? are you in hiding and worried about vet care? i am working on a story about what happens to pets during the ICE surge. DM me or email sstroozas@mpr.org

It was a Christmas gift from Maurices! And it is very soft.

i dried them and then cleaned them. they had a few shards of glass in them, but i was able to salvage!

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Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...

hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.

‘Time to speak up’: In Columbia Heights, school leaders stepped in to protect families as ICE surged As federal immigration agents descended on Columbia Heights families, the school superintendent expected to stay silent. Then federal agents came for 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, and s...

Seven children from this MN school district have been detained by ICE. 2 of them are still in ICE custody in TX. The district has lost track of how many parents have been taken. At just one elementary 26 parents have been detained by ICE

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These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town More than 8,200 permit to carry applications were filed in the state in January. For populations worried about their safety during the ICE surge, ownership seems like a path to security.

More than 8,200 permit to carry applications were filed in the state in January. For populations worried about their safety during the ICE surge, ownership seems like a path to security.

Thank you, Paul 💜

thank you!!!!! i am a big fan of your books. 🫶🏻

i remember this story! so fun 💙🦋

thank you dr. lavelle, you’re very kind 💜

As I said on NPR this morning, @mprnews.org Minnesota Public Radio has done a fantastic job all month—has it only been a month?—covering the hardest of stories and often informing the whole country through reports heard on NPR.

‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...

Latest from @mprnews.org reporter @eshockmanwrites.bsky.social and photojournalist @keremyucel.bsky.social

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The latest on ICE in Minnesota Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.

Here's today's @mprnews.org liveblog on the ICE surge in Minnesota. News happening already this morning www.mprnews.org/live-updates

The latest on ICE in Minnesota Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.

Our @mprnews.org liveblog is up and running Wednesday morning with news around the ICE surge in the Twin Cities. It's a good, easy way to keep up on what's happening.
www.mprnews.org/live-updates

‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...

A 2-year-old’s detention is part of an accelerating trend of what an attorney describes as ICE agents sending children and adults with legal immigration status out of state to avoid dealing with accountability from the federal court system.

parents, educators or students: have you or someone you know been unable to access period products, plan b, sexual health supplies, etc., bc they are in hiding from ICE or doing remote school? dm me!

The latest on ICE in Minnesota Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.

Long day for the @mprnews.org team. Very proud of them once again. You can find much of the day's work here:
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I recommend Minnesota Public Radio live. I’m learning a lot I’m not getting elsewhere.

I don’t think they’re set up to direct it to a specific thing, but you can make a one-time donation to Minnesota Public Radio any time, at mpr.org.

hi kathryn, I work at MPR. Feel free to dm me.

Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advo...

"License plate readers and personal data from car registrations are only supposed to be accessed for an active criminal investigation...

“Following or observing or reporting on federal agencies is not a criminal activity — it's protected 1st Amendment activity...”

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Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...

Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Man detained by agents at St. Paul Speedway gas station confirmed alive Here’s the latest Wednesday around the increased federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and the protests against the killing of 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis last week by a U.S. ...

"Viral video shared online showed him unconscious which led many to conclude he was killed, but his sister Consuelo Henriquez confirmed to MPR News that he is alive and being held in a detention center in El Paso, Texas."

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Anti-ICE protesters gather in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis Thousands of people gathered in frigid temperatures on Saturday afternoon to protest ICE and the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

Roundup of @mprnews.org coverage of ICE protests around the Minnesota today. Just a gentle reminder that we have been covering this before national news and we will be doing it after they disappear. Support your local journalists. share.google/lFJhVHjWWdPe...

Teacher showed ‘predatory grooming behaviors’ with Eagan High girls, police detective concluded Minnesota has layers of state laws and procedures designed to prevent inappropriate relationships between teachers and students. The case of one former Eagan educator raises questions about how well t...

According to the investigative report, Eagan band teacher Brett Benson had a “pattern of predatory grooming behaviors … with numerous students” going back a decade in two school districts.

mprnews on Instagram: "Thousands of demonstrators packed nearly four city blocks outside U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Saturday to protest President Do…" Thousands of demonstrators packed nearly four city blocks outside U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s policies and actions they viewed as more like a royal than an elected official.They wore costumes ranging from inflatable animals to handmaids to various iterations of the president. And they hoisted signs that said, “No kings, no tyrants,” and other phrases opposing Trump’s efforts during his second term in office.“The reason we are here today is because Donald Trump and his corruption and his campaign to strip away our liberties, it is a now threat, Minnesota,” U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat, said. “It is not a potential. It is happening now.”Video captured by Tim Evans (@timevansphoto) for MPR News, edited by Sam Stroozas.

Here’s the video posted on our Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and TikTok at around 2:30pm today: www.instagram.com/reel/DP9obz4...

Minnesotans seek long-term contraception after Trump win, worry about abortion access While Minnesota passed the PRO Act last year protecting abortion access statewide, residents say they are still worried what the upcoming Trump-Vance administration could do.

planned parenthood north central states reported a 150% increase in appts for long-acting birth control options after trump was reelected. it surpassed the number of appts when trump was first elected, and when roe v. wade was overturned. my latest ⬇️ www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...

no bc ur so brave, they are like taking a shower