ICE agents accused of lying about Minneapolis shooting under oath 

The Department of Justice is investigating whether two ICE agents lied during court proceedings about the shooting that left a Venezuelan man injured in North Minneapolis last month.

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Two ICE agents are accused of lying during court proceedings about the shooting that left a Venezuelan man injured in North Minneapolis last month. FOX 9 Investigator Nathan O'Neal has the story. 

Hennepin Healthcare’s financial crisis accelerating due to UCare demise

Hennepin Healthcare’s budget crisis will likely accelerate because of a $115 million debt that UCare stopped making payments on when it started winding down operations late last year, according to court transcripts.

'Fraud tourists' plead guilty to Minnesota Medicaid scheme
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Two men from Philadelphia have admitted to their roles in a $3.5 million fraud scheme against Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Program that prosecutors have called a case of "fraud tourism." FOX 9's Paul Blume has the story.

ICE is frustrating judges and exhausting DOJ attorneys

The U.S. Attorney’s Office is struggling to tread water as it deals with a flood of legal challenges, violations of court orders and frustrated judges.

ICE attorney out after 'this job sucks' comment

Two attorneys will no longer be working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota after acknowledging in court this week that the federal government is “overwhelmed" by litigation coming out of Operation Metro Surge.

ICE agreements would require more cooperation from county jails

A potential legal agreement would allow individual counties to honor ICE detainers without judicial warrants and hold inmates for up to 48 additional hours.

ICE attorney says the system, and her job 'sucks'
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An attorney for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had an emotional response to a judge in federal court Tuesday. FOX 9 Investigator Paul Blume has more. 

ICE attorney: 'This job sucks'

A federal judge in Minnesota demanded to know why ICE is not complying with court orders and failing to immediately release immigrants who are being wrongfully detained as part of Operation Metro Surge. A government attorney responded that the federal government’s system “sucks."

DHS ‘worst of the worst’ arrests include dozens of offenders recently in federal custody

While the Trump administration repeatedly claims its immigration operations are getting "the worst of the worst off our streets," dozens of offenders listed on the DHS website were already in federal prisons.

Worst of worst arrests recently in federal custody
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While the Trump administration repeatedly claims its immigration operations are getting "the worst of the worst off our streets," dozens of offenders listed on the DHS website were already in federal prisons.

Claims of ICE blocking immigration attorneys follows DHS playbook

ICE agents are accused of blocking immigration attorneys from speaking to detainees at the Whipple federal building before they are transferred out of state, and in some cases, deported from the country.

Lawsuit claims DHS blocking immigration attorneys
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A class action lawsuit filed this week accuses ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of denying detainees access to immigration attorneys before being quickly moved out of state. FOX 9’s Paul Blume investigates.

ICE violated at least 96 court orders in January

Minnesota's federal chief judge will not require the nation's top ICE official to testify in court this week, but he chastised the agency for violating more court orders this month “than other agencies have violated in their entire existence."

DHS arrests for assaulting ICE agents rarely charged, regularly dismissed

In dozens of cases involving assaults on federal agents during immigration operations, federal prosecutors have declined to file charges, dismissed the case, or failed to obtain a grand jury indictment, according to court records and DHS documents reviewed by the FOX 9 Investigators.

Senior living facilities ‘no lift’ policies could be banned by state laws

Advocates for the elderly in Minnesota are drafting legislation that aims to address "no lift" or "no touch" policies at assisted living facilities, which instruct staff to not touch an elderly resident after a fall.

Senior living facilities ‘no lift’ policies
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Advocates for the elderly in Minnesota are drafting legislation that aims to address “no lift" or “no touch" policies at assisted living facilities, which instruct staff to not touch an elderly resident after a fall.

Judge threatened to bring ICE head to MN over noncompliance with court orders

A federal judge threatened to bring the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Minnesota this week because of the government's noncompliance with court orders.