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Invoking Torah, Minnesota Jews mobilize against ICE operations

Minnesota’s Jewish community is speaking out against ICE raids, invoking Torah teachings on welcoming the stranger and mobilizing protests across the Twin Cities.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Rabbi Tamar Magill-Grimm, of the Conservative Beth Shalom Congregation in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, speaks out with other faith leaders against Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operations in the Twin Cities at a press conference at a Lutheran church in St. Paul, Jan. 20, 2026.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (R) and his wife Gwen Walz (L) look on during a vigil for Renee Good on the steps of the state capitol building on January 09, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Tim Walz, Minneapolis mayor subpoenaed by US Dept. of Justice amid immigration crackdown

A source familiar with the investigation said that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation of Walz, Frey, and others over an alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Law enforcement officials stand guard, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 17, 2026.

Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,500 soldiers to Minnesota as Walz mobilizes Nat'l Guard to protests

The Pentagon has placed 1,500 active-duty US soldiers on alert as mass protests against immigration enforcement escalate in Minnesota, following the National Guard’s mobilization and rising tensions

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, REUTERS
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil attends a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University, in Manhattan in New York City, US, October 7, 2025

Court overturns ruling to free pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, paving way for rearrest

"Mahmoud is free - and must remain free," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded to the court's decision.

|ByREUTERS

Columbia protest leader arrested by DHS at citizenship interview

A US District Court judge ruled Monday that Mahdawi not be removed from the United States or Vermont while the court proceeds with his petition against the arrest.

APRIL 15, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in New York City, US, August 25, 2024

Mahmoud Khalil downplays campus antisemitism, accuses students of 'participating in genocide'

Mahmoud Khalil accused Columbia University of creating a "manufactured public hysteria about antisemitism" and likened the school to a Nazi collaborationist government.

APRIL 8, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Muslim protesters pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, US, March 14, 2025.

US arrests leader of MS-13 gang in Virginia, known as worst of worst

One of the top three leaders of the El Salvadorian MS-13 gang was arrested in Virginia by federal law enforcement officers.

MARCH 28, 2025ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement official

Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say

The move, expected as soon as April, would be a stunning reversal of the welcome Ukrainians received under President Joe Biden's administration.

MARCH 6, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025.

Trump administration plans to deport children, create a registry for illegal immigrants – report

Trump plans registry for undocumented immigrants with penalties for non-compliance. Officials also preparing nationwide operations targeting migrant children without court dates as early as this week

FEBRUARY 26, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
US President Donald Trump gestures onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, US, February 22, 2025

More than 50 NY rabbis implore Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul to oppose mass deportations

More than 50 NYC rabbis and cantors urge Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul to resist federal immigration crackdowns amid mounting political tensions and calls for Adams' resignation.

FEBRUARY 19, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent prepares to arrest alleged undocumented immigrants in Salem, Mass., June 19, 2018.

Palestinian migrants with possible terror ties detained by San Diego border agents

This comes in light of increasing numbers of security threats entering through the US southern border, now San Diego in particular.

JULY 29, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Customs and border protection officer Joseph Arcia and his partner Goose, a six year-old golden retriever, patrol incoming traffic to the United States from Mexico as they work along the San Ysidro border in San Diego, California, U.S., May 29, 2024.

US Justice Dept. ends Trump-era limits on grants to 'sanctuary cities'

The policy reversal marks a major victory for states and cities that have been unable to access awards they received for police funding without first cooperating with ICE.

APRIL 28, 2021ByREUTERS
Chaldean-American Lavrena Kenawa cries as she thinks about her uncle who was seized on Sunday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during a rally outside the Mother of God Catholic Chaldean church in Southfield

Biden keeps US refugee cap at Trump-era 15,000 - for now

Democratic US Representative Pramila Jayapal called Biden's decision not to raise Trump's "harmful, xenophobic and racist refugee cap" unconscionable.

APRIL 17, 2021ByREUTERS
US President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 15, 2021

US considering cash payments to Central America to stem migration

Biden in late March tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead US efforts with Mexico and Central America to address the number of migrants heading north.

APRIL 10, 2021ByREUTERS
A migrant from Guatemala talk to a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at the Paso del Norte international border bridge to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 26, 2021.