Carson Hartzog

Sit-ins are being held at Target stores across the state. Demonstrators want Target to "stand with Minnesotans" and publicly call for ICE to leave, according to organizers.

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The Feb. 1 front page of the Star Tribune

The front page of tomorrow's Minnesota Star Tribune: Feb. 1, 2026

The Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota Reformer, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Sahan Journal, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement: “We strongly condemn the arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, as well as any attempt to intimidate members of the press. The First Amendment recognizes the press as holding a distinct and protected role in our democracy. In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

How exhausted Minneapolis journalists are covering a prolonged federal crackdown - Poynter Local journalists in Minneapolis describe exhaustion, safety risks and disinformation as they cover a prolonged ICE crackdown.

“We’ve had political assassinations. We had a multi-fatality school shooting, and now the largest immigration crackdown in American history has all happened in Minneapolis in the last eight months,” said Liz Sawyer, a reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune.

Bystander video reveals confrontation between Alex Pretti and federal agents 11 days before killing Agents tackled and pinned Pretti to the ground after he kicked out the tail light of their vehicle, according to observers who filmed the encounter.

Bystander video reveals confrontation between Alex Pretti and federal agents 11 days before killing

A chaotic confrontation, a gun and 10 shots: A frame-by-frame analysis of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti Minnesota Star Tribune analyzed how another encounter with federal agents turned deadly.

The Star Tribune conducted a frame analysis into the videos capturing Pretti's killing. We found the video evidence directly contradicts the administration's initial narrative that Pretti was a threat. I do not recommend viewing if you don't need convincing. Some key findings in the thread:

How immigration detainees move around Minnesota and the nation ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.

“Just getting a client to sign a document becomes almost impossible. ... Suddenly, they’re in Texas and there’s no way to contact them.”

In 2025, more than 2,700 immigrants passed through Minnesota detention facilities. They were transferred nearly 8,000 times.

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Viral images turn local bookstore owner into symbol of Minneapolis anger After federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, Greg Ketter drove to the scene to “be in that spot.” Images of the 70-year-old emerging from tear gas and shouting his anger quickly went viral.

Viral images turn local bookstore owner into symbol of Minneapolis anger.

“I didn’t have a motive or other reason,” Greg Ketter, owner of DreamHaven Books & Comics, said. “I just felt I had to go down there. I wanted to be in that spot.”

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Scoop: Hundreds of Target employees pen letter saying the Minneapolis retailer ‘abandoned its community’

“In the face of this tyranny, continued silence from our leaders will never make us safer”

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The latest: Two arrests made after anti-ICE unrest, Trump threatens to send troops to Minnesota The war of words between state and federal officials escalated as the president threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests.

Target’s CEO has agreed to meet with clergy members after a sit-in at its headquarters. The group is asking Target to make a public statement about ICE’s ongoing presence in Minnesota, including the detention of two employees at its Richfield store.

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Live: Trump threatens to send troops to Minnesota after federal agent shoots man over alleged attack Trump claimed “professional agitators and insurrectionists” were among the demonstrations in Minneapolis as he threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act. The federal government released new details ab...

More than 50 clergy gathered Thursday morning at Target's downtown Minneapolis store for a news conference and then marched to the retailer's corporate headquarters to present demands and ask to speak to CEO Brian Cornell.

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Live: Shooting reported in Minneapolis allegedly involving federal agents Gov. Tim Walz address Minnesotans in a live broadcast Wednesday night on the surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. A federal judge has declined to immediately rule on the ICE surge in Minn...

During a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, a man was shot in the leg during a foot chase, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.

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Minnesota’s biggest companies starting to feel heat from ICE surge From Target to General Mills and Caribou Coffee, Minnesota’s largest employers are feeling pressure amid a surge of immigration officers in the state following the killing of Renee Good.

Bill George, a former Medtronic CEO and Target Board member, encouraged Minnesota employers to “make a statement.”

“How can you expect a committed, loyal workforce if you’re not there to have their back?” George said.
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Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.

Two Target employees detained by federal officers at Richfield store are U.S. citizens, Rep. Michael Howard said. Target declined to comment.

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