Operation Metro Surge response: Minnesota Senate approves $140M in relief
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The Minnesota Senate passed bills to limit civil enforcement actions and provide financial relief after Operation Metro Surge. Proposals include $40 million in rental relief and $100 million in small business recovery loans. FOX 9's Corin Hoggard has the story.

Canadian American pleads guilty to human smuggling after family dies crossing into New York

A Canadian man who also held American citizenship pleaded guilty to his role in a human smuggling attempt across the two nations’ border that resulted in the deaths of a Romanian family, which included two children under three years old.

Six people found dead in train boxcar near Texas-Mexico border

Authorities in South Texas are investigating a grim discovery after six people were found dead Monday inside a rail car near the U.S.-Mexico border.

What is denaturalization? DOJ moves to revoke US citizenship for 12 people accused of crimes

Denaturalization was used in only about a dozen cases a year between 1990 and 2017, but the Trump administration has made good on its promise to use it as a tool for increasing deportations.

Renée Good shooting: Feds handing over evidence to defense attorney in different case

The federal government said it is complying with a judge's order to hand over evidence in the fatal shooting of Renée Good to a defense attorney who is representing a man convicted of assaulting ICE agent Jonathon Ross in a separate case.

Immigration enforcement near MN schools can continue, federal court rules

A federal court has denied a request on behalf of several Minnesota school districts to block immigration enforcement activity around public schools, effectively allowing any ICE activity to continue as a lawsuit moves toward trial.

TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez attack: Prior Lake man charged with assault

A Prior Lake man is facing charges in the alleged assault of Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez at the Whipple Building at Fort Snelling last month during an anti-ICE protest.

MN man facing deportation over 1993 conviction pardoned
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Gov. Tim Walz held an emergency Board of Pardons meeting at the State Capitol to grant clemency to a Minnesota man facing deportation over a decades-old conviction. 

Pardon granted to Minnesota man facing imminent deportation for decades-old conviction

Gov. Walz announced the Minnesota Board of Pardons unanimously granted a pardon to a Minnesota man during an emergency meeting on Monday, shortly before he was scheduled for deportation.

May Day march: Hundreds call for immigrant worker protections at annual rally

The 20th annual May Day march brought hundreds to the streets of Minneapolis, with calls for justice, equality and protections for immigrant workers.

May Day rally in Minneapolis
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The 20th annual May Day march brought hundreds to the streets of Minneapolis, with calls for justice, equality and protections for immigrant workers. FOX 9’s Leon Purvis spoke with those in attendance about what the event means to them.

MN man to be deported to Laos over 1990s crimes
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A Minnesota man is being deported to Laos for crimes he committed in the 1990s. The man has never been to Laos and doesn't speak the language. 

Illegal immigrant admitted posing as Border Patrol agent in calculated scheme to disrupt deportations: DOJ

A man accused of targeting federal immigration agents and pretending to be one of them is now facing serious prison time after prosecutors say his stunt put law enforcement in danger.

Trump signs DHS funding bill, ending a record shutdown

The House approved a bill on Thursday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security to end the longest agency shutdown in history.

Appeals court strikes down Trump administration detention policy

A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration’s broad mandatory detention policy for immigrants facing deportation.