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Faith leaders, unions, and citizens in Minnesota's Twin Cities are pushing back today against one of the largest and most aggressive campaigns yet targeting undocumented immigrants.

NPR's Meg Anderson is in Minneapolis.

Meg, what can we expect to see today?

Negative 10.

Yes, that's right.

Okay.

I mentioned earlier the arrests of church protesters.

What can you tell us about that?

Yeah, it's true.

But I have seen cases of immigration officers deploying tear gas and pepper spray and arresting protesters.

That's NPR's Meg Anderson in Minneapolis.

Meg, try to stay warm.

Thank you.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a scorching critique of Europe, his country's most reliable ally.