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Metro Transit aims to persuade suburban riders to hop Green Line

The agency hopes its public safety efforts pay off

News

As the Green Line extension to the southwest metro nears completion, Metro Transit is beginning a campaign to get people to ride the trains.Why it matters: Metro Transit is still struggling to win back passengers after the pandemic, as train ridership <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fell 14% last year" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/03/11/metro-transit-ridership-decline-2025" data-vars-content-id="0f9c9aa3-bf36-4154-984c-a2be7d2c1b2f" data-vars-headline="Metro Transit aims to persuade suburban riders to hop Green Line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/03/11/metro-transit-ridership-decline-2025" target="_self">fell 14% last year</a> and remains well below 2019 levels.

Trail mix: Another candidate drops from Minnesota governor's race

Plus: Why a swing-district Democrat reversed his U.S. Senate endorsement

Minnesota&#x27;s GOP field for governor shrank again Friday, when <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Rep. Kristin Robbins" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/08/20/kristin-robbins-minnesota-governor" data-vars-content-id="4c3fe009-8f0b-4095-af6f-6b48a2d019a1" data-vars-headline="Trail mix: Another candidate drops from Minnesota governor&#x27;s race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/08/20/kristin-robbins-minnesota-governor" target="_self">Rep. Kristin Robbins</a> suspended her campaign.State of play: The endorsement battle is essentially a three-way race between <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="House Speaker Lisa Demuth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/11/02/lisa-demuth-minnesota-governor-republican-primary-tim-walz" data-vars-content-id="4c3fe009-8f0b-4095-af6f-6b48a2d019a1" data-vars-headline="Trail mix: Another candidate drops from Minnesota governor&#x27;s race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/11/02/lisa-demuth-minnesota-governor-republican-primary-tim-walz" target="_self">House Speaker Lisa Demuth</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="repeat candidate Kendall Qualls" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/12/15/minnesota-governor-republican-straw-poll-results" data-vars-content-id="4c3fe009-8f0b-4095-af6f-6b48a2d019a1" data-vars-headline="Trail mix: Another candidate drops from Minnesota governor&#x27;s race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/12/15/minnesota-governor-republican-straw-poll-results" target="_self">repeat candidate Kendall Qualls</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/12/11/mike-lindell-minnesota-governor-republican-primary-mypillow" data-vars-content-id="4c3fe009-8f0b-4095-af6f-6b48a2d019a1" data-vars-headline="Trail mix: Another candidate drops from Minnesota governor&#x27;s race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/12/11/mike-lindell-minnesota-governor-republican-primary-mypillow" target="_self">MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell</a>.

Dakota County's street grid is the key that unlocks the suburbs

Learn the grid, and you can navigate huge swaths of the county — and reconstruct the history of the suburban boom.

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Dakota County Commissioner Joe Atkins can find almost any house in Inver Grove Heights without a phone or GPS, which once made his daughter think he was &quot;some kind of savant.&quot;<ul><li>He&#x27;s not — he just knows the system that much of Dakota County has used to name streets since the 1960s.</li></ul>The big picture: Once you learn the alphanumerical criss-cross, you can navigate huge swaths of the south metro — and see how the suburbs grew.

Twin Cities weekend guide: Doors Open, Sculpture Garden art fair, plant sales

Private clubs, churches, city buildings, restaurants, theaters and more will offer free behind-the-scenes tours.

Things to Do

Ever wanted to snoop inside an off-limits building? This weekend is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Doors Open Minneapolis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.doorsopenminneapolis.org/" data-vars-content-id="5982d5a0-60f2-4d96-a406-6999a6011461" data-vars-headline="Twin Cities weekend guide: Doors Open, Sculpture Garden art fair, plant sales" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.doorsopenminneapolis.org/" target="_blank">Doors Open Minneapolis</a>, a rare chance to explore over 70 venues that are often closed to the public.<ul><li>Private clubs, churches, city buildings, restaurants, theaters, historic buildings and more will offer free behind-the-scenes tours to curious visitors.</li></ul>

Hall Monitor: Witch's Hat repairs move forward

Plus: A top public safety official's job remains in limbo after a busy day the Minneapolis City Council.

A few notes from a busy day at Minneapolis City Hall on Thursday:🧙‍♀️ The Prospect Park water tower&#x27;s observation deck — aka &quot;the Witch&#x27;s Hat&quot; — could finally reopen to the public this fall.<ul><li>City council members voted to hire a contractor to complete necessary repairs to reopen the tower, which has been closed since 2019.</li><li>Minneapolis originally budgeted $350,000 for the work in 2024, but needed to reopen the bidding process three times before a suitable contractor came forward, a city spokesperson told Axios.</li></ul>❓ Minneapolis&#x27; top public safety official&#x27;s job remains in limbo. The council failed to override Mayor Jacob Frey&#x27;s veto of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="their rejection" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/04/09/minneapolis-council-votes-to-oust-top-public-safety-official" data-vars-content-id="a1fc9477-b617-491e-a518-556f0a5b3e90" data-vars-headline="Hall Monitor: Witch&#x27;s Hat repairs move forward" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/04/09/minneapolis-council-votes-to-oust-top-public-safety-official" target="_self">their rejection</a> of community safety commissioner Todd Barnette&#x27;s reappointment.<ul><li>Barnette, who oversees all emergency response in the city, including police, cannot serve past August without an affirmative council vote.</li></ul>💾 Next month, the city council could, in effect, enact a one-year moratorium on data centers — just by opening debate on the proposal.<ul><li>Under city zoning codes, any &quot;interim ordinance&quot; becomes effective as soon as the council takes what&#x27;s usually a pro-forma vote to &quot;introduce&quot; the legislation, city attorney Kristyn Anderson explained.</li><li>Some downtown boosters see data centers as a means of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="rescuing falling property values in office towers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/03/19/how-data-centers-could-help-revive-downtowns" data-vars-content-id="a1fc9477-b617-491e-a518-556f0a5b3e90" data-vars-headline="Hall Monitor: Witch&#x27;s Hat repairs move forward" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/03/19/how-data-centers-could-help-revive-downtowns" target="_self">rescuing falling property values in office towers</a>, but some council members want the city to study the environmental and development risks.</li></ul>What they&#x27;re saying: &quot;I do see the upside of increasing revenue for the city, but I want to know what the cost of it is, and I don&#x27;t feel like that&#x27;s clear,&quot; ordinance co-author Council Member Aurin Chowdhury told Axios.<ul><li>She moved to delay the ordinance&#x27;s introduction to May 21.</li></ul>

Minneapolis council votes to reject top public safety official

Minneapolis ousts public safety chief, setting up search for third commissioner in four years.

Minneapolis City Council members voted 7-6 on Thursday to reject <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Todd Barnette" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/10/17/todd-barnette-community-safety-commissioner-appointment" data-vars-content-id="3f05efa0-7afb-4ff3-a613-6728a08c9025" data-vars-headline="Minneapolis council votes to reject top public safety official" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/10/17/todd-barnette-community-safety-commissioner-appointment" target="_self">Todd Barnette</a> for a second term as the city&#x27;s top public safety official.Why it matters: Minneapolis could soon be looking for its third community safety commissioner, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="only four years after the role&#x27;s creation," data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/07/20/cedric-alexander-retires-minneapolis-community-safety" data-vars-content-id="3f05efa0-7afb-4ff3-a613-6728a08c9025" data-vars-headline="Minneapolis council votes to reject top public safety official" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/07/20/cedric-alexander-retires-minneapolis-community-safety" target="_self">only four years after the role&#x27;s creation,</a> overseeing all emergency response, including MPD and non-police alternatives.<ul><li>Barnette has also served as the city&#x27;s point-person on an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="MPD reform settlement" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2024/07/02/minneapolis-police-union-contract-mpd-reforms" data-vars-content-id="3f05efa0-7afb-4ff3-a613-6728a08c9025" data-vars-headline="Minneapolis council votes to reject top public safety official" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2024/07/02/minneapolis-police-union-contract-mpd-reforms" target="_self">MPD reform settlement</a> to reverse years of heavy-handed, racially biased policing.</li></ul>

Killer of Justin "Juice" Marshall pleads guilty

A 19-year-old man admitted to shooting Marshall six times, prosecutors say

A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing Justin &quot;Juice&quot; Marshall last summer, bringing a measure of closure to a case that had begun to feel stalled.The latest: The Hennepin County Attorney&#x27;s Office <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced" data-vars-click-url="https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/April/davis-plea" data-vars-content-id="5dceca17-fa75-41a9-b4f2-e37e63cfb3a5" data-vars-headline="Killer of Justin &quot;Juice&quot; Marshall pleads guilty" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/April/davis-plea" target="_blank">announced</a> Monday that it reached a plea deal with Dijon Jacquez Davis of Las Vegas, who will be sentenced to 261 months for second-degree intentional murder.

What's behind the spat over the Hennepin County sheriff's budget

County leaders are bracing for major shocks to their $3.1 billion budget.

A Hennepin County commissioner&#x27;s remarks on the Sheriff&#x27;s Office budget sparked outrage in Twin Cities law enforcement agencies last week.Yes, but: The serious money troubles facing Hennepin County that caused the controversy in the first place got lost in the headlines.Why it matters: Not only is the sheriff&#x27;s budget at stake, but so are county-run <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="safety net programs" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/03/13/mutual-aid-evictions-rental-assistance" data-vars-content-id="c99ba695-ec62-48d2-be0b-d99e50f6bde8" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s behind the spat over the Hennepin County sheriff&#x27;s budget" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/03/13/mutual-aid-evictions-rental-assistance" target="_self">safety net programs</a>, library services, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fraud" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/06/minnesota-fraud-cases-timeline" data-vars-content-id="c99ba695-ec62-48d2-be0b-d99e50f6bde8" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s behind the spat over the Hennepin County sheriff&#x27;s budget" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/06/minnesota-fraud-cases-timeline" target="_self">fraud</a>-fighting efforts, the survival of Hennepin County Medical Center — and property taxpayers&#x27; bills.

Survey: Operation Metro Surge agents frequently used force, random stops

At least 1 in 4 Minneapolis residents reported encountering an agent.

One in four Minneapolis residents and one in five St. Paul residents encountered an ICE or Border Patrol agent during <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Operation Metro Surge" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/26/court-filings-paint-mixed-picture-of-ices-minnesota-drawdown" data-vars-content-id="2766c46f-38b1-4be2-b6cb-c681459b0839" data-vars-headline="Survey: Operation Metro Surge agents frequently used force, random stops" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/26/court-filings-paint-mixed-picture-of-ices-minnesota-drawdown" target="_self">Operation Metro Surge</a>, a new survey found.Why it matters: The university-backed poll is a stunning measure of how deeply the immigration enforcement surge <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="disrupted daily life" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/12/16/ice-immigrant-business-minneapolis-metro-surge" data-vars-content-id="2766c46f-38b1-4be2-b6cb-c681459b0839" data-vars-headline="Survey: Operation Metro Surge agents frequently used force, random stops" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/12/16/ice-immigrant-business-minneapolis-metro-surge" target="_self">disrupted daily life</a> in the Twin Cities.

Minnesota handgun carry permits near 66,000 in 2025, highest since 2021

More recent monthly data shows a spike in applications as Operation Metro Surge ramped up.

Minnesotans were granted nearly 66,000 permits to carry a handgun in 2025 — the highest number since 2021. The big picture: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Monthly data" data-vars-click-url="https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-gun-sales-spiked-as-federal-immigration-crackdown-intensified/601575536" data-vars-content-id="dff197c9-ce0b-4202-a9d7-82efa971faab" data-vars-headline="Minnesota handgun carry permits near 66,000 in 2025, highest since 2021" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-gun-sales-spiked-as-federal-immigration-crackdown-intensified/601575536" target="_blank">Monthly data</a> shows that applications spiked again early this year, as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Operation Metro Surge" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/12/trump-ice-metro-surge-ends-minneapolis" data-vars-content-id="dff197c9-ce0b-4202-a9d7-82efa971faab" data-vars-headline="Minnesota handgun carry permits near 66,000 in 2025, highest since 2021" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/12/trump-ice-metro-surge-ends-minneapolis" target="_self">Operation Metro Surge</a> ramped up. <ul><li>One St. Louis Park gun shop <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="told WCCO" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/gun-permits-apps-demand-for-classes-skyrocket-amid-minnesota-ice-surge/" data-vars-content-id="dff197c9-ce0b-4202-a9d7-82efa971faab" data-vars-headline="Minnesota handgun carry permits near 66,000 in 2025, highest since 2021" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/gun-permits-apps-demand-for-classes-skyrocket-amid-minnesota-ice-surge/" target="_blank">told WCCO</a> sales were 30% above normal in January.</li></ul>

ICE surge changed little between feds and Minnesota's largest jails

It's not clear whether state or local officials conceded any policy changes to trigger the federal retreat.

In a standoff with Minnesota, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the Trump administration blinked" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/12/trump-ice-metro-surge-ends-minneapolis" data-vars-content-id="9ab7c155-7c36-42b9-9e83-46547cfe39b3" data-vars-headline="ICE surge changed little between feds and Minnesota&#x27;s largest jails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/12/trump-ice-metro-surge-ends-minneapolis" target="_self">the Trump administration blinked</a>.The big picture: President Trump exhausted <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="huge amounts of political capital" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/minnesota-shooting-republican-reaction-gun-rights" data-vars-content-id="9ab7c155-7c36-42b9-9e83-46547cfe39b3" data-vars-headline="ICE surge changed little between feds and Minnesota&#x27;s largest jails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/minnesota-shooting-republican-reaction-gun-rights" target="_self">huge amounts of political capital</a> on an operation that killed <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="two American" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/07/ice-agent-shooting-south-minneapolis" data-vars-content-id="9ab7c155-7c36-42b9-9e83-46547cfe39b3" data-vars-headline="ICE surge changed little between feds and Minnesota&#x27;s largest jails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/07/ice-agent-shooting-south-minneapolis" target="_self">two American</a><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text=" citizens" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agent" data-vars-content-id="9ab7c155-7c36-42b9-9e83-46547cfe39b3" data-vars-headline="ICE surge changed little between feds and Minnesota&#x27;s largest jails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agent" target="_self"> citizens</a>, caused &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="catastrophic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2026/february/near-end-oms/" data-vars-content-id="9ab7c155-7c36-42b9-9e83-46547cfe39b3" data-vars-headline="ICE surge changed little between feds and Minnesota&#x27;s largest jails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2026/february/near-end-oms/" target="_blank">catastrophic</a>&quot; damage to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="businesses" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/12/ice-surge-minnesota-businesses-covid-flashbacks" data-vars-content-id="9ab7c155-7c36-42b9-9e83-46547cfe39b3" data-vars-headline="ICE surge changed little between feds and Minnesota&#x27;s largest jails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/12/ice-surge-minnesota-businesses-covid-flashbacks" target="_self">businesses</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="schools" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/11/minnesota-school-funding-cuts-ice-immigration" data-vars-content-id="9ab7c155-7c36-42b9-9e83-46547cfe39b3" data-vars-headline="ICE surge changed little between feds and Minnesota&#x27;s largest jails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/02/11/minnesota-school-funding-cuts-ice-immigration" target="_self">schools</a>, and terrorized <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="immigrant communities" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/16/midtown-global-market-businesses-ice-immigration" data-vars-content-id="9ab7c155-7c36-42b9-9e83-46547cfe39b3" data-vars-headline="ICE surge changed little between feds and Minnesota&#x27;s largest jails" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/16/midtown-global-market-businesses-ice-immigration" target="_self">immigrant communities</a>.<ul><li>As federal immigration officials announced Thursday they will wind down their mass deportation blitz in Minnesota, it&#x27;s not clear whether state or local officials conceded any policy changes to trigger the federal retreat.</li></ul>

Minnesota may join push to force ICE agents to unmask

To critics, ICE agents' masks symbolize a "no-rules" approach to immigration enforcement.

Some Minnesota policymakers are ready to join <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the push" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/28/senate-democrats-ice-demands-masks-shutdown" data-vars-content-id="1ec5d3d9-a482-4c3a-8914-2d845c8d4d91" data-vars-headline="Minnesota may join push to force ICE agents to unmask" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/28/senate-democrats-ice-demands-masks-shutdown" target="_self">the push</a> to ban federal immigration agents from wearing masks on the job.The big picture: Democrat-led <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="states" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/01/15/washington-ice-mask-ban-school-access-worker-notice-bills-immigration" data-vars-content-id="1ec5d3d9-a482-4c3a-8914-2d845c8d4d91" data-vars-headline="Minnesota may join push to force ICE agents to unmask" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/01/15/washington-ice-mask-ban-school-access-worker-notice-bills-immigration" target="_self">states</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cities" data-vars-click-url="https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/mayor-johnson-signs-executive-order-directing-cpd-to-document-and-investigate-misconduct-by-federal-agents/" data-vars-content-id="1ec5d3d9-a482-4c3a-8914-2d845c8d4d91" data-vars-headline="Minnesota may join push to force ICE agents to unmask" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/mayor-johnson-signs-executive-order-directing-cpd-to-document-and-investigate-misconduct-by-federal-agents/" target="_blank">cities</a> nationwide are weighing laws to compel ICE officers to show their faces and identify themselves, arguing the use of masks reflects a &quot;no-rules&quot; approach to immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.<ul><li>ICE&#x27;s defenders have argued agents must protect their identities to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="prevent doxxing" data-vars-click-url="https://foxbaltimore.com/station/share/report-whistleblower-leaks-personal-data-of-4500-dhs-and-ice-agents-to-doxxing-website-anti-ice-prtotesters" data-vars-content-id="1ec5d3d9-a482-4c3a-8914-2d845c8d4d91" data-vars-headline="Minnesota may join push to force ICE agents to unmask" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://foxbaltimore.com/station/share/report-whistleblower-leaks-personal-data-of-4500-dhs-and-ice-agents-to-doxxing-website-anti-ice-prtotesters" target="_blank">prevent doxxing</a>.</li></ul>

How Minnesota's rapid responders track ICE agents in real time

Observer group activities have become a central point of tension between the Trump administration and the state's elected leaders.

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St. Paul&#x27;s rapid response network spotted the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="known ICE vehicle" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/22/what-to-know-about-ice-out-of-mn-day" data-vars-content-id="b79ba064-5cf9-4a35-b8ad-7a06137078bb" data-vars-headline="How Minnesota&#x27;s rapid responders track ICE agents in real time" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/22/what-to-know-about-ice-out-of-mn-day" target="_self">known ICE vehicle</a> as soon as it entered the neighborhood.Just before 3:45pm last Tuesday, the volunteers who track federal agents — and warn immigrants of their movements — reported it in an encrypted group call.<ul><li>By 4pm, rapid responders had radioed the agents&#x27; destination: Sherburne and Western avenues. Several on the call offered to go observe.</li></ul>

Minnesota takes rare legal steps to ensure probe of Alex Pretti shooting

State and local authorities were barred from investigating the Renee Good shooting. They don't want that to happen again.

Within hours of a Border Patrol agent&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="killing of Alex Pretti" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agent" data-vars-content-id="1d9bb62f-fde1-4a04-8cef-c69d3dd56f45" data-vars-headline="Minnesota takes rare legal steps to ensure probe of Alex Pretti shooting" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agent" target="_self">killing of Alex Pretti</a> on Saturday, Minnesota officials launched a series of extraordinary legal maneuvers to stake local authorities&#x27; claim to investigate the shooting.Why it matters: The moves are meant to counter what state officials and legal experts framed as unprecedented obstruction by federal authorities surrounding a shooting investigation that — under most circumstances — would involve state and local authorities.

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