Estelle Timar-Wilcox
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Up First from NPR · ICE Leaving Minnesota, DHS Funding Deadline, EPA Vehicle Emissions · 13 Feb 2026
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He called on residents to remain vigilant in the coming days as immigration officers leave.
And he called this crackdown, quote, an unconstitutional assault on our state and one that's negatively impacted nearly every sector of life in the Twin Cities.
Walls and other officials have repeatedly pressed for state investigators to join federal agents in their investigations into the killings of Renee Macklin-Good and Alex Preddy.
So far, they've been kept away.
Yeah, this surge operation has caused a lot of fear among immigrants, but also among citizens who are worried about aggression from ICE and particularly non-white citizens who've been carrying their passports around just in case they're stopped on the streets.
And advocates say that's a fear that's not just going to go away.
Anne Hill is the director of a community organization that's been delivering groceries to families who are struggling and still afraid to go out.
Hill says she expects that need to continue.
And while people stay home from work, lots of families have been relying on donations to pay rent.
Organizers say that will continue too.
Governor Walz says he's asking the federal government and state legislature for emergency funding for recovery.
On the state level, he said he'll propose a $10 million emergency fund for small businesses.
You're welcome.
Homan said agents are now leaving and the drawdown will continue through the next week.
He said the operation resulted in more than 4,000 arrests.
Homan said a, quote, small footprint of personnel will remain for a period and continue immigration enforcement.
Local leaders called this the start of a hard recovery from community distrust and the economic impact that the operation caused in the state.
For NPR News, I'm Estelle Timar-Wilcox in Minneapolis.
Homan said more county jails in the state have agreed to collaborate with ICE so the agency can detain people straight from jail.
ICE observers across the Twin Cities say federal agents are still detaining people in their neighborhoods.
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