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Minnesota governor proposes to tackle fraud after Trump allegations led to immigration crackdown

FILE PHOTO: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to reporters after he announced that he would not seek reelection, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. January 5, 2026.   REUTERS/Tim Evans/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to reporters after he announced that he would not seek reelection, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. January 5, 2026.   REUTERS/Tim Evans/File Photo

A timeline of Trump's Minnesota immigration crackdown

Local police detain a protester against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outside a Target store in Richfield, Minnesota, U.S. February 11, 2026.  REUTERS/Go Nakamura
Local police detain a protester against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outside a Target store in Richfield, Minnesota, U.S. February 11, 2026.  REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Governor Walz says Trump immigration crackdown in Minnesota may end within days

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said the state can expect to hear more in the next day or so.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said the state can expect to hear more in the next day or so.

Federal immigration agents kill another US citizen in Minneapolis, sparking protests

Federal agents during scuffles at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan 24.
Federal agents during scuffles at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan 24.

Minnesota governor Tim Walz slams ‘another horrific shooting’ by federal agents

In an unconfirmed video circulating online, masked men hold a person on the ground before scattering as shots are heard.
In an unconfirmed video circulating online, masked men hold a person on the ground before scattering as shots are heard.

Before fatal ICE shooting, Minnesota had become Trump target

Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conduct a raid as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 6, 2026.  REUTERS/Tim Evans
Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conduct a raid as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 6, 2026.  REUTERS/Tim Evans

Bessent says overseas money transfers are fine if people can prove origin of funds

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo

Minnesota officials open their own probe of ICE shooting as protests spread

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks during a press conference, following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks during a press conference, following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Police find vehicle of suspect who shot two Minnesota lawmakers as manhunt continues

Law enforcement establish a security perimeter near the residence of senior Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman after Hortman and her husband, Marc, were shot and killed earlier in the day, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S., June 14, 2025. A 57-year-old named Vance Luther Boelter is suspected in the double murder, which, according to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is thought to be a politically targeted assassination. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Law enforcement establish a security perimeter near the residence of senior Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman after Hortman and her husband, Marc, were shot and killed earlier in the day, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S., June 14, 2025. A 57-year-old named Vance Luther Boelter is suspected in the double murder, which, according to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is thought to be a politically targeted assassination. REUTERS/Tim Evans

Minnesota shooting suspect told friend in text message he might be dead soon

A manhunt was under way on June 14 for shooting suspect Vance Luther Boelter.
A manhunt was under way on June 14 for shooting suspect Vance Luther Boelter.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.